Grosjean, Fumin Vigne Merletta Vallee d'Aoste, 2022 SO022725 Skurnik Library with vines clinging to Pyrenean

with vines clinging to Pyrenean slopes so steep that all work must be done by hand

070 meters—too high for DOC Etna

plowing by horse

bright acidity

a serious white with an old-vine backbone

Grosjean, Fumin Vigne Merletta Vallee d'Aoste, 2022 SO022725 Skurnik Library with vines clinging to PyreneanFumin is the Valle d'Aosta's most structured and longest lived wine, and Grosjean's exclusive bottling from Vigne Merletta demonstrates this grape's inherent complexity. Deep color belies a wine of finessewoodsy berry fruit and layers of complexity emerge alongside soft tannins that make it approachable in youth. Spontaneous fermentation in wood vats and aging in tonneaux round the tannin profile, creating a wine that drinks like a serious Freisa with