Rosé

Bigarò

By Elio Perrone, Asti, Piemonte, Italy

Elio Perrone Bigarò

Bigarò is a partially fermented rosé must blending Brachetto and Muscat from the hills of Agliano d'Asti and Nizza Monferrato.

Tasting notes

Cherry color with purplish tinges. Ample, inviting bouquet of wild strawberry, raspberry and rose. Sweet but well supported by acidity, making it fragrant and balanced.

Pairs well with

Spoon desserts, cakes, dry biscuits, red-berry tarts and sorbets; also good on its own, away from meals.

Technical details

Style
Rosé
Denomination
Mosto Parzialmente Fermentato Rosé
Grape
Brachetto and Muscat, about 50/50, ratio varies by vintage
Production area
Hills of Agliano d'Asti and Nizza Monferrato
Harvest
First and second week of September
Vinification
Grapes are softly crushed to preserve their fragrance; the must macerates with the skins for four to five days to extract color and aroma. After draining, fermentation continues at low temperature in autoclave with the spuma developing; bottling is isobaric, shortly before release to the market.
Serving temperature
4-5°C
Storage
A young, fruity wine, best enjoyed as soon as the spuma develops or in the months that follow.

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