The Wines from Testalonga
Antonio Perrino is one of those mythical figures in Italian viticulture that everyone knows, but very few have ever drunk a wine from. This is mainly due to the fact that he owns just seven small barrels in which his entire production is stored. In other words, that's (7 x 500) : 0.75 = 4666 bottles, which is a microscopic amount even for a garage winemaker. Antonio, who sells his wines under the Testalonga label, has never made any attempt to change this. The vineyards that he cultivates in the wildly sloping Arcagna vineyard near Dolceacqua have not been enlarged since his beginnings as a winegrower in 1961.
Testalonga: Vermentino 2021
Wein
- €35,90
Antonio Perrino is a garage winemaker. It was already before taking up the term in the Bordeaux, depriving him of its actual meaning and formulated a marketing idea and communication strategy from it and - consistently as always in the Bordeaux - implemented it. These ideas and strategies passed ...
Testalonga: Rossese di Dolceacqua 2021
Wein
- €35,90
Rossese is sensitive, delicate and subtle. Its color is as transparent as contact lenses and brighter than blood. After a few years, it changes to a rust-colored orange. He ages mediocre, oxidizes easily and just does work. The fact that there are only about 80 ha of them is understandable. The f...