Grosjean
Petite Arvine Les Freres 2023
Other years:
2022| Denomination | Valle d'Aosta DOC |
|---|---|
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 13.5% by volume |
| Area | Aosta Valley (Italy) |
| Grape varieties | 100% Petite Arvine |
| Aging | 100% in 300-litre French barriques for 24 months. 12 months in bottle. |
| Year | 2023 |
| Product name | Petite Arvine Les Freres 2023 |
| Color | Straw yellow. |
| Perfume | Complex bouquet of white flowers with intense, floral notes and citrus sensations, particularly pink grapefruit. |
| Taste | Rich, complex, very savoury, good structure. |
| Production method | 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. |
| Region | Aosta Valley |
| Country | Italy |
| Other years | 2022 |
Description
A still white wine from the Aosta Valley, 13.5% ABV, produced by Grosjean. 100% Petite Arvine, a native grape variety that perfectly expresses the Alpine terroir. 0.75L bottle, 2023 vintage. A wine born from the passion of a family that has been growing grapes in this region since 1781. The vines are grown at 600-700 meters above sea level, with a southwest exposure, on soils of glacial origin. Whole-grain pressing, must flotation, low-temperature alcoholic fermentation in wood with the addition of selected yeasts. Aged 100% in 300-liter French barriques for 24 months, followed by 12 months in bottle. A complex bouquet of white flowers with intense aromas, floral notes, and hints of citrus, particularly pink grapefruit.
Awards
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2023
95/100
James Suckling is an influential American wine critic and journalist who worked at Wine Spectator for 30 years. He left the magazine in 2010 to start his own website and guidebook (JamesSuckling.com). He specialises in Italian and Bordeaux wines.
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Serve at:
12 - 14 °C.
Longevity:
05 - 10 years
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- Start up year: 1969
- Oenologist: Hervè Grosjean
- Bottles produced: 14.000
- Hectares: 14
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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| Name | Grosjean Petite Arvine Les Freres 2023 |
|---|---|
| Type | White still |
| Denomination | Valle d'Aosta DOC |
| Vintage | 2023 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 13.5% 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 and retaliation. |
| 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 | Pressing 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 |