2018 Braida Il Baciale Rosso Piedmont

2018 Braida Il Baciale Rosso Piedmont image

Il Bacialé”, in Piedmont dialect means the matchmaker and describes the person who arranged marriages between members of noble families in the area. This wine in fact originates from the perfect marriage of Barbera and other grape varieties.



Appellation: Monferrato Rosso D.O.C.



Grapes and Vineyard: Barbera from the vineyards of Castelnuovo Calcea; Merlot from the vineyards of Rocchetta Tanaro and San Marzano Oliveto; Cabernet Sauvignon from the vineyards of Rocchetta Tanaro and San Marzano Oliveto; Cabernet Franc from the vineyards of Rocchetta Tanaro; Pinot Noir from the vineyards of San Marzano Oliveto.



Vinification: Each variety is harvested and vinified separately as it ripens, beginning with Pinot Nero, followed by Merlot, Barbera, Cabernet Franc and, lastly, Cabernet Sauvignon. The hand-picked grapes undergo further selection by expert personnel, followed by destemming and soft pressing, which ensure that the grapes remain whole and prevent the formation of unpleasant herbaceous notes. Fermentation takes place in tanks made of steel, which prevents contamination better than other materials and guarantees better temperature control. The must is pumped over (roughly once every six hours, every day) during fermentation and délestage is carried out a couple of times in the first 15 days, for a total of about three weeks.



The wines are racked into barriques to optimise the stabilisation of the colour and malo-lactic fermentation.



This is followed by ageing in barriques, selected on the basis of the different types of wine, for 12 months and then blending. Blending is preceded by careful tasting to decide the composition, which can vary in terms of percentage every year.


  • List Price: $22.50

Quantity in Stock: 6

add to cart

continue shopping
Cart Summary

Your shopping cart is empty!

Wine Watch Events

2010 Vintage Brunello di Montalcino Wine Tasting

Fri, Mar 31, 2023

2010 Vintage Brunello di Montalcino Wine Tasting    2010 Barbi Brunelloi Di Montalcino  201...

Wine Bar is Closed for a Private Party

Sat, Apr 1, 2023

Wine Bar is Closed for a Private Party - Literary Feast NT 

Chateau Cheval Blanc Collectors Series Bordeaux Tasting with Special Guest Pierre Lurton

Mon, Apr 3, 2023

"Never understood a single word he said but I helped him drink his wine…and he always had some mighty fine wi...

Wine Bar is Closed for a Private Event

Tue, Apr 4, 2023

Wine Bar is Closed for a Private Event 

Janzen Wine Tasting with Special Guest Kyle Janzen

Thu, Apr 6, 2023

If all be true that I do think, There are five reasons we should drink: Good wine - a friend - or being d...

Philippe Gonet Champagne Tasting with Special Guest Chantal Gonet

Fri, Apr 7, 2023

“Too much of anything is bad, but too much Champagne is just right.” Mark Twain All sparkling w...

1982 VS 1983 Vintage Bordeaux Wine Tasting

Sat, Apr 8, 2023

"Between 5/22/85 and 5/4/88, the French writer Jean-Paul Kauffmann was held chained and often blindfolded in a Beiru...

Super Amarone Wine Tasting Featuring Quintarelli, Bertani and more...

Fri, Apr 14, 2023

“The only way of rendering life endurable is to drink as much wine as one can come by.” - James Branch C...

Peay Vineyards Wine Tasting with Special Guest Andy Peay

Sat, Apr 15, 2023

Peay Vineyards Wine Tasting with Special Guest Andy Peay  2021 Peay Estate Viognier 2014 Peay Estate ...

Wine Bar Closed for a Private Event

Sat, Apr 22, 2023

Wine Bar Closed for a Private Event- Kay