Braida – Il Baciale’ Monferrato Rosso

Il Bacialé”, in Piedmont dialect means the matchmaker, the person who arranged marriages between members of noble families in the area. And this wine represents an arranged marriage: we wed the grape so beloved by our family, Barbera, with Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc. The perfect union, destined also to age beautifully.
Grapes from properties between Castelnuovo Calcea, San Marzano Oliveto and Rocchetta Tanaro.
Each variety is harvested and vinified separately starting by degree of ripeness, from Merlot, Barbera, Cabernet Franc and finally Cabernet Sauvignon.
It goes through a period of ageing in barriques, selected on the basis of the different types of wine, for 12 months followed by 12 months of ageing in large casks after careful tasting to decide the composition, which can vary in terms of percentage every year, and then blending. The blended wine then spends at least 12 months ageing in the bottle.
92 PTS – JAMES SUCKLING