Birbet Vino Spumante Aromatico di Qualità Dolce
Curiosities
Birbet is a classic celebratory wine for accompanying local traditional desserts.
The sandy soil that characterizes Roero represents the ideal environment for this grape vine, as it tends to exalt and concentrate the fragrance of this aromatic grape.
Tasting Notes
Variety: aromatic grapes of production area
Colour: cherry red with faint ruby nuances
Scent in perfume: fragrant and aromatic with floral undertones. Reminiscent of strawberries, raspberries and blackberries
Flavour: sweet without being tedious. Strong, pleasant hints of red fruits amplified by fine perlage
Best served at: 6-8° C. – 42-47° F.
Food matches: perfect with dry pastries and hazelnut cake
I Vini di Veronelli 2016 — 1 stella
Guide I Vini di Veronelli
Score 1 stella
Publish Year 2016
I Demarie coltivano le proprie uve sui soleggiati pendii del Roero attraverso metodi compatibili con la salvaguardia dell’ambiente naturale. I Vigneti si trovano nei comuni di Vezza, Castagnito, Castellinaldo e Guarene, impiantati prevalentemente con Nebbiolo, Barbera ed Arneis.
Wine-What!? 2016 — A
Guide Wine-What!?
Score A
Publish Year 2016
The japanese magazine Wine-What!? rewarded some of our wines in March and May 2016 issue.
Their score is distinguished in triple A, double A and single A. Following are the B, C, D and F scores.
Birbet -A
A great result and a proof of appreciation of our products even in the Japanese market.
Annuario dei migliori vini italiani 2015 — 89/100
Guide Annuario dei migliori vini italiani
Score 89/100
Publish Year 2015
Birbet
Sempre più prestante in tutti e tre i parametri qualitativi determinanti il frutto del bicchiere Demarie. Splendida la fragranza del del lamponeggiante Birbet.
I Vini di Veronelli 2015 — 1 stella
Guide I Vini di Veronelli
Score 1 stella
Publish Year 2015
I Demarie coltivano le proprie uve sui soleggiati pendii del Roero attraverso metodi compatibili con la salvaguardia dell’ambiente naturale. I Vigneti si trovano nei comuni di Vezza, Castagnito, Castellinaldo e Guarene, impiantati prevalentemente con Nebbiolo, Barbera ed Arneis.
I Vini di Veronelli 2014 — 1 stella
Guide I Vini di Veronelli
Score 1 stella
Publish Year 2014
I Demarie coltivano le proprie uve sui soleggiati pendii del Roero attraverso metodi compatibili con la salvaguardia dell’ambiente naturale. I Vigneti si trovano nei comuni di Vezza, Castagnito, Castellinaldo e Guarene, impiantati prevalentemente con Nebbiolo, Barbera ed Arneis.
I Vini di Veronelli 2013 — 1 stella
Guide I Vini di Veronelli
Score 1 stella
Publish Year 2013
I Demarie coltivano le proprie uve sui soleggiati pendii del Roero attraverso metodi compatibili con la salvaguardia dell’ambiente naturale. I Vigneti si trovano nei comuni di Vezza, Castagnito, Castellinaldo e Guarene, impiantati prevalentemente con Nebbiolo, Barbera ed Arneis.
Vine
Brachetto vine has a story made of ups and downs, which has surged in popularity in the last few decades.
It seems that it was widespread in the Piedmont region since Roman times, though the first references in documents ampelographic date back to 1800.
Disappeared almost completely from the late nineteenth century and early twentieth due to phylloxera, and then repopulate slowly in the late twentieth century up to the intuition of his sparkling winemaking which became a must in consumption, especially youth at the turn of nineties.
The leaves are medium round, dark green in color, has a cluster of medium-sized, elongated with cylindrical shape, compact and tight. The berry is large with thick dark blue.
In particular in Roero area takes the name of “brachetto from long cluster of Roero”, as the cluster is actually longer than the average.
It’s a vine rather rustic, with good vigor and productivity from medium to high, constant.
The grape was once used for both the table and to obtain aromatic dry wines, which are treasured for special occasions.
Today the long grapes Brachetto is vinified obtaining a sweet wine, bright color, intense and pleasant aroma, worthy of qualified and original production.
Features
Birbet Vino Spumante Aromatico di Qualità Dolce
Vineyard
Production area: Comuni del Roero
Farming: traditional – guyot
Kg of grapes per hectare: around 100 quintals/hectar
Max wine liters per hectare: around 7.000 liters
Chemical Analysis
Alcohol vol. (%): 6,5%
Sugar rate: 115 g/l
Total SO2: 137 mg/l
Total Acidity: 5,3 g/l
