Ermes Pavese Valle D'Aoste 'Blanc de Morgex et de la Salle' 2025

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Ermes Pavese Valle D'Aoste 'Blanc de Morgex et de la Salle' 2025A stunning wine from the highest vineyard site in Europe on the summit of Mont Blanc. Because these vineyards are so isolated, Pavese has been able to work with the original, pre phylloxera root stock since that malady never infiltrated this area when it came sweeping through Europe many years ago. An austere, racy, mineral white wine with vivacity and length.

sometimes in stainless steel tanks and sometimes in used 225-liter barrels

Significant in its tannins

Harmand-Geoffroy owns a bit less than a half-hectare of vineyards in Clos Prieur and the vines therein were planted between 50 and 85 years ago

Annual production levels can vary dramatically

and it should always be cellared with utmost patience

is 100% Xarel·lo

she employs a longer maceration of three weeks and uses only cement for the fermentation

Each vintage

as with the Charbonnières

No producer expresses the salt-kissed limestone-driven beauty of this terroir like Domaine du Bagnol

Two rackings are done early in the fermentation process to remove the heavy deposits and a third is done after three weeks

dark fruit