Ermanno Accornero is one of Italy's best producers. With his family he works his small winery in the heart of Monferrato, in the town of Vignale. It is said that the best Barbera's in Italy come from here. Ermanno owns perhaps the best location in Monferrato, the Grand Cru location Bricco Battista. The vines here are over 75 years old and 100% south-facing. The Bricco Battista location produces a fine and at the same time powerful and profound wine. The wine is aged for 12-18 months in a French oak tonneaux and then in the bottle for a year. This wine is only produced in very good years and is only available for a limited time. Color: sparkling ruby red. Fragrance: rich bouquet of black wild berries. Taste: full, juicy, fine acidity, deep and velvety, very fruity and almost endless in the aftertaste.