Brachetto Birbet, Malvira Bottle:12 Until swamped by a wave

Until swamped by a wave of Shiraz spice and fruit

dark fruit characters of Satsuma plum

this full-bodied beauty is concentrated and velvety

Wonderfully energetic and admirably concentrated

upfront tannins that recede into a butterscotch-inflected finish

Brachetto Birbet, Malvira Bottle:12 Until swamped by a waveSweet Sparkling Red Wine. This comes from three vineyard sites in Roero, and is a sweet bubbly dessert wine at 110 g l RS and 6 atmospheres of pressure. The nose shows pretty aromas of violets, bright strawberry, raspberry and rose hips. The palate has some sweet red fruits with florals and just there chalky minerality.