Harvest 2024 – The first Great warm vintage
When we carry out our multi-year analysis of harvests to compare them, we have learnt that cold vintages are our favorite ones, whether they are
History
Having traveled widely throughout the national wine regions, David and Edy decided to give shape to wines that would spontaneously express the terroir where they originate, avoiding any interference that could confuse their identity.
We like wines of intense, pure and genuine aromas, crafted with timely harvested grapes, according to each vintage; in which the time leaves no marks so they can be aged for a long time but at the same time enjoyed as soon as they are released. The great asset of PerSe are the vines that, in land plot selections -small lots-, individually give rise to their wines. Here, winemaking and ageing – artisanal-styled processes – acquire a secondary role, thus being consistent with our philosophy that less is more.
Our work begins in the vineyard, where a non-interventionist viticulture is practiced, and we microvinify small lots in barrels that have been used more than three times, as well as in small untreated concrete vats.
Our mission is to respect each plot of land as it is, not being obsessed with technology or with the overuse of resources, but rather capitalizing the technical knowledge acquired all our experience, and definitively following traditions.
ABOUT US
David Bonomi
David is one of the Argentine winemakers who knows the most about the different terroirs of the Uco Valley, from the South end in Altamira to the North end in Gualtallary. With great sensitivity and a meticulous look, he is attentive to how every detail in the vineyard can be genuinely expressed in our wines.
Edy del popolo
Understanding a place requires time, patience and observation, a work that Edy has been doing for almost three decades. He is the one who contributes to giving a transcendental meaning to a very special place, such as our Monastery vineyard.
ABOUT US
David Bonomi
David is one of the Argentine winemakers who knows the most about the different terroirs of the Uco Valley, from the South end in Altamira to the North end in Gualtallary. With great sensitivity and a meticulous look, he is attentive to how every detail in the vineyard can be genuinely expressed in our wines.
Edy del popolo
Understanding a place requires time, patience and observation, a work that Edy has been doing for almost three decades. He is the one who contributes to giving a transcendental meaning to a very special place, such as our Monastery vineyard.
Santiago del popolo
Member of our V Generation of vignerons, Santi brings in the energy and vitality necessary to succeed us. He -from an early age- got involved in our vineyards to begin to understand its meaning.
Santiago del popolo
Member of our V Generation of vignerons, Santi brings in the energy and vitality necessary to succeed us. He -from an early age- got involved in our vineyards to begin to understand its meaning.
wines
Gobelet
PerSe La Craie
Fichas Técnicas
PerSe Iubileus
Fichas Técnicas
Volare del Camino
Ficha Técnica
Uni del Bonnesant
Volare de Flor
Ficha Técnica
Inseparable
Ficha Técnica
OUR PLOTS
from the vineyard
Harvest 2023 – A very brief harvest
We like to define the course of a harvest by going back to the moment that marked the beginning of a new year. Physiologically speaking,
Harvest 2022 – A Cold vintage with a sudden end
The 2022 harvest was full of surprises: late frosts, frequent rains in February and an extraordinary early frost -which surprised everyone- that occurred in the
Harvest 2024 – The first Great warm vintage
When we carry out our multi-year analysis of harvests to compare them, we have learnt that cold vintages are our favorite ones, whether they are
Harvest 2023 – A very brief harvest
We like to define the course of a harvest by going back to the moment that marked the beginning of a new year. Physiologically speaking,
Harvest 2022 – A Cold vintage with a sudden end
The 2022 harvest was full of surprises: late frosts, frequent rains in February and an extraordinary early frost -which surprised everyone- that occurred in the
Otra cosecha fría, la segunda de un ciclo que no aparentaba ser tan largo. Y fue otra cosecha para recordar, tanto por alguno de sus vinos como por las condiciones que la precedieron.
VIÑA ÚNICA DEL MONASTERIO
GUALTALLARY
The grapes that give rise to PerSe Iubileus, La Craie and Uni del Bonnesant come from small lots of tiny parcel selections, which run along Monte Alabanza, the last southern foothills that can be distinguished in the Gualtallary group of hills.
They are special vineyards in which we have been able to find great finesse in the expression of our wines.
They are planted at different densities (from 4,630 and up to 7,000 plants per hectare), in very dissimilar architectures that attempt to adequately harmonize each combination of soil-climate-plant.The very particular climatic condition in the the different Monastery geographies led us to look for the best soil- vine spacing-training system combination. At high altitudes and low temperatures, vines needs more restrictive soils, with a great proportion of calcareous rocks or stones and more complex horizon layers. Free plants or slightly trained in order to reduce their vegetative expression, that is small canopies and low yields per vine.
This is why in such special terroirs we prefer to plant head or gobelet vines, in order to have bush-type plants, very well exposed with a very low crop per vine.
We promote is complementary irrigation and, as we venture to higher altitudes, the water needs decreases. We are on the path of trying to do dry farming at the highest altitudes – which would be something unprecedented in our viticulture. We believe that the balance between low-yield vines, radical exploration limited by the type of soil and grown in high areas with above-average winter snowfall, gives us a certain handicap that motivates us to take risks.
In the upper Gualtallary, the average daytime and nighttime temperatures are between 3 and up to 6 degrees Celsius lower than in the city of Mendoza, due to the difference in altitude between both locations.
