Brachetto d'Acqui

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The production zone spans 26 communes across two provinces, within the Alto Monferrato area.
• The distinctive topography and climatic characteristics of the territory have selected Brachetto as the best-adapted grape variety.

• In 1817, Gallesio described Brachetto as a celebrated dessert wine already exported to South America; phylloxera reduced production to 500 hl by 1922.
• In the 1950s Arturo Bersano relaunched the wine using the metodo Martinotti (autoclave/Charmat); from 2008 a fully sparkling (spumante) style was also established.

• Classic profile (1922): sweet, aromatic red, moderately alcoholic, lightly coloured, consumed either lightly fizzy or fully sparkling.

• Clayey soils in Nizza Monferrato and sandy-silty soils in the Acquese area give rise to distinct aromatic nuances in the grapes and wines.

Facts drawn from the cahier's terroir-link section (Lien au terroir) by automatic interpretation — see the source.

Sources

• Specification (EUR-Lex, single document)
• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-IT-A1382
• Official trade body site — Consorzio Tutela Vini d'Acqui