Pera mantovana

Pera Mantovana is a fresh pear registered as a PGI on 21 January 1998 under file number PGI-IT-1533. The designation covers pears of the varieties William, Max Red Bartlett, Conference, Decana del Comizio, Abate Fetel, and Kaiser, grown using non-intensive methods within a defined continuous area of the province of Mantua, principally the Oltrepò mantovano. The applicant group was the Consorzio Pera Tipica Mantovana.

Tasting notes

Mantuan pear, multiple varieties, juicy fragrant flesh.

HoReCa use

Fresh fruit, with cheese (Grana Padano, Mantovano), in regional desserts.

Packaging

• crate-10kg
• retail-tray-1kg

Seasonality