Testalonga Vino Bianco 2022

Testalonga Vino Bianco 2022Press 2 May 2024 Direct Press Selection We pride ourselves on sourcing wines for our members that are difficult to find, and this one is surely one of the smallest productions around. Antonio Perrino works under 1 hectare of vines, about the size of a soccer field, in some of the most rugged terraces in Europe. It should be noted that Antonio is nearly 80 years old, though his daughter Erica is now helping him. They make just seven barrels total each

their wines "have very original tastes because they do not come from crossings with international varieties but were born and cultivated only here

the team was led  by Ben Jordan

Eleonora Costa and Luigi Armanino came to Monferrato from Genoa in 2008 and took over a winery that looks out on a spectacular vista of vines

he has been living in the unforgiving Sierra Nevada mountains since 1979

fresh rose petals

Sulfur in the cellar is kept to about 10-20ppm at bottling

Tecce’s 80+ year old vine “trees”

Bottled with just 10mg/L of sulfur

I first met Claire in France on a trip with the Louis/Dressner team

about 2 hours due west of Lyon

and the Pippins apples were sourced locally in Corralitos from a heritage orchard

100% pinot noir harvested from Charles Dufour’s mother’s vineyards in l’Vallée de l’Arce (Côtes de Bar)