MuscatPetit GrainVallée D’Aoste DOC

Area of production:
Quart snd Saint Christophe.

Surface area:
Ha 0,4.

Vine’s system of growth:
Guyot.

Exposure:
S and NE

Altitude:
600/700 mt asl

Soil:
Sandy grain size typical of the region with little depth (less than 50 cm). Abundance of stone residue.

Agricultural operations:
mechanical weeding done 3 times a year. Harrowing and green manuring on alternate rows. Bovine manure on a three year cycle Containment of cryptogamic deseases with the application of natural phytosanitary products, principally copper and sulphur.

Plantation Year:
1985 – 2012.

Harvest:
End of September

Variety:
Muscat Blanc Petit Grain 100%

Vinification:
traditional white wine fermentation, with pied de cuve, indigenous and selected yeasts.

Ageing:
5/6 in stainless steel vats, lees contact. 3 months in the bottle

Bottling:
beginning of the new year

Colour:
light straw yellow

Aroma:
Typical fine Muscat scent with delicate notes of sage and mint. Complex, aromatic bouquet.

Flavour:
fresh, sapid and dry

Production: 6000 bottles
2500

Serving suggestions:
4 - 6 °C