Petite Arvine Les Freres 2022

Description

Still white wine from the Aosta Valley, 14% ABV, produced by Grosjean. 100% Petite Arvine. 0.75L bottle, 2022 vintage. A wine that expresses the soul of Petite Arvine, a native Aosta Valley grape variety, with a complex bouquet of white flowers and citrus notes, particularly pink grapefruit. Grosjean, founded in 1969, cultivates its vineyards with profound respect for the environment. The soil, of glacial origin, is loose, predominantly sandy and has a good percentage of gravel. Rich, complex, very savory, with good structure.

Details

Perfume

Complex bouquet of white flowers with intense aromas, floral notes and citrus sensations, particularly pink grapefruit.

Color

Straw-yellow.

Taste

Rich, complex, very savoury, good structure.

Serve at:

12 - 14 °C.

Longevity:

05 - 10 years

Producer

Producer

Grosjean

From this winery

• Start up year: 1969
• Oenologist: Hervè Grosjean
• Bottles produced: 14.000
• Hectares: 14

From 1781 to Fornet, a small village in Valgrisenche, now buried water dam Beauregard, his grandparents came down here today to stock up wine and chestnuts to overcome the long mountain winters, then was in 1969, spurred by his friend Pino Albaney, Papa Dauphin, began to bottle their wine in order to present the "The exposition des vins du Val d'Aoste", was this exhibition that stimulated the initiative that brought the company from 3,000 square meters. 7 hectares of vineyards to the present, involvement in the 5 children.
The company is located on the border of the towns of Quart and Saint Christophe, where lie the vineyards of Tzeriat, Rovetta, Creton, Touren in Quart, Tzantè de Wet, lace and Castle Pleod Saint Christophe. The first cultivated vines, in addition to traditional Petit Rouge, were Gamay, Pinot Noir and Petite Arvine, and currently are growing even as the native Fumin, carnelian, pressed and Vuillermin. Cultivation techniques are rooted in respect for the environment since 1975 so it is not handled insecticides and acaricides treatments are carried out rigorously and fertilizing with manure of organic origin.
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Aosta Valley

Technical Sheet

Name	Grosjean Petite Arvine Les Freres 2022
Type	White still
Denomination	Valle d'Aosta DOC
Vintage	2022
Size	0,75 l
Alcohol content	14.0% by volume
Grape varieties	100% Petite Arvine
Country	Italy
Region	Aosta Valley
Vendor	Grosjean
Origin	Municipality of Quart, Vigna Rovettaz
Climate	Altitude: 600/700 m. a.s.l. Exposure: South, South-West
Soil composition	Soil of glacial origin, loose, with prevalence of sand and a good percentage of skeleton.
Cultivation system	Guyot with a vine row.
Plants per hectare	About 7000 vines/ha
Harvest	First ten days of October.
Production technique	Cultivation operations: Tillage in the sub-row 3 times a year, harrowing and sowing of green manure in the inter-row in alternate rows. Cow manure application every 5/6 years. Cryptogamic disease management according to organic farming methods, using only copper and sulphur.
Wine making	Crushing with whole grapes. Must flotation, alcoholic fermentation in wood and at low temperature with the addition of selected yeasts.
Aging	100% in 300-litre French barriques for 24 months. 12 months in bottle.
Allergens	Contains sulphites