Elio Perrone - Mongovone
Grapes: 100% Barbera.
Vineyards origins: Comune of Isola d'Asti - Frazione Mongovone: south exposed vineyard, planted in 1932. The Perrone Family bought this vineyard in the year 2000.
Harvest: Barbera grapes are generally picked in October, using small baskets to preserve the surface of the grapes and keep bunches fresh.
Vinification: After pressing and destemm ing, must undergoes fermentation in steel tanks at a controlled temperature. Wine is then finished in small new French oak barrels for 12 month, after which it gets bottled, 2 years after being harvested.
Alcohol content: 14,70 % Voi. real.
Recommended parings: game dishes, mushroom, truffles and aged cheeses. lt keeps for a very long time.