COUNTRY:
Italy

REGION:
Valle d'aosta

APPELLATION:
Valle d'aosta dop PDO

TYPE:
Still red wine

GRAPE VARIETIES:

100% fumin ( native variety from Valle d'Aosta ).

Matured for 12 months in 300-l French oak. Aged in bottle for 6 months.

VINTAGE:

BOTTLE SIZE:
750ml

ALCOHOL CONTENT:
13,00%

APPEARANCE:
Intense ruby red with purplish highlights.

BOUQUET:
Fruity nose with hints of leather and spices.

TASTING NOTES:
Full of character, the palate is juicy and fragrant with soft tannins and notes of vanilla, juniper and tobacco. Persistent, with licorice on the finish.

SERVING TEMPERATURE:
Between 16 and 18 °C

FOOD PAIRINGS:
Carbonada with polenta, venison mocetta, braised game dishes.

ADDITIONAL NOTES:
The name Fumin comes from the smoky gray color of its berries, which are rich in bloom. Traditionally used in blends for its intense color, it risked extinction in the 1970s when, saved by local vignerons, it became part of the Valle d'aosta DOC. It is first vinified in purity by LesCretes in 1993, proving to be a wine of great elegance, suitable for long bottle aging.

Soil (type, exposure, elevation): morainic, loose, sandy sloping with north/west and south exposures. Altitude 650 meters above sea level.

BOXED:
NO

Allergens: contains sulfites

Produced in Italy

Producer's Data and Address:

Les Crêtes - SR20, 50, 11010 Aymavilles AO