2019 Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico Superiore “Capovolto”La Marca di San Michele
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If the Torrette is the juicy, exuberant, easy-to-like introduction to the intimidating Aosta Valley, Cornalin is the slightly more complex, wily actor that doesn’t reveal its secrets quite as easily or quickly. Torrette welcomes you and reels you in immediately, and Cornalin keeps you intrigued. Maurizio’s is sweetly spiced and ample-bodied, with wild plums, soft tannins, and a bitter almond finish.
—Dixon Brooke
Wine Type: | red |
Vintage: | 2020 |
Bottle Size: | 750mL |
Blend: | Cornalin |
Appellation: | Valle d'Aosta |
Country: | Italy |
Region: | Valle d’Aosta |
Producer: | Château Feuillet |
Winemaker: | Maurizio Fiorano |
Vineyard: | Planted in 2011, .25 ha |
Soil: | Sandy, alluvial topsoil, granite bedrock subsoil |
Farming: | Sustainable |
Alcohol: | 13.5% |
Château Feuillet Italy | Valle d’Aosta | Valle d’Aosta
Château Feuillet Italy | Valle d’Aosta | Valle d'Aosta
Château Feuillet Italy | Valle d’Aosta | Valle d’Aosta
Château Feuillet Italy | Valle d’Aosta | Valle d'Aosta
Italy’s smallest region by surface area and by annual production, Valle d’Aosta is also one of its most strikingly beautiful. In the heart of the Alps bordering France and Switzerland, this is a stark landscape dominated by jagged, snow-capped peaks, where tiny terraced vineyard parcels cling to steep, rocky slopes of sand and alluvial deposits. Winemaking here dates back to Roman times, and today a growing number of small-scale producers persist with the heroic kind of viticulture required to brave this extreme terrain.
In the shadow of the Mont Blanc, the Valle d’Aosta runs west to east, providing excellent southern exposure to the vineyards on its northern slopes. In spite of the altitude—these are some of Europe’s highest vineyards—the hot, dry summers provide conditions in which a number of indigenous varieties, along with others of French or Swiss origin, truly thrive. Petite Arvine, Prié Blanc, Petit Rouge, Fumin, and Cornalin are just a few of the grapes responsible for the region’s whites and reds, which range from bright juicy, aromatic, and mineral-driven to powerful and rustic in character.
Château Feuillet represents our first Valle d’Aosta import. With its singular wines from an absolutely breathtaking environment, it is certainly a region to get excited about.
Château Feuillet Italy | Valle d’Aosta | Valle d’Aosta
Château Feuillet Italy | Valle d’Aosta | Valle d'Aosta
Château Feuillet Italy | Valle d’Aosta | Valle d'Aosta
Château Feuillet Italy | Valle d’Aosta | Valle d’Aosta
Manni Nössing Italy | Alto Adige | Alto Adige – Valle Isarco
Guido Porro Italy | Piedmont | Barolo
Davide Vignato Italy | Veneto | Gambellara Classico
Vigne Rada Italy | Sardinia | Vermentino di Sardegna
Giovanni Montisci Italy | Sardinia | Vino da Tavola
A. & G. Fantino Italy | Piedmont | Barolo
Giulia Negri Italy | Piedmont | Barolo
Cantine Elvio Tintero Italy | Piedmont | Langhe
Let the brett nerds retire into protective bubbles, and whenever they thirst for wine it can be passed in to them through a sterile filter. Those of us on the outside can continue to enjoy complex, natural, living wines.
Inspiring Thirst, page 236
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