La Cave du Vin Blanc de Morgex et de La Salle
Valée d'Aosta Prié Blanc
Morgex Et De La Salle, Valle d'Aosta, Italy
Sticking with the “great wines from grapes you’ve never heard of” theme for a while longer, why not join me for a sip of this alpine gem. Grown in the northerly reaches of Italy’s Valle d’Aosta, just over the border with France and Switzerland, and in some of Europe’s highest altitude vineyards (1200 meters) this wine is made from the Prié Blanc grape. Prié Blanc is the region’s only indigenous white grape, and is rarely found within the Valle d’Aosta, let alone outside of it. Vibrating with mineral intensity, the wine tastes of green apple, lemon cucumber, dried honey, and a hint of herbs. Electric acidity and a sort of peach-pit tanginess linger in the finish. Because the region is mostly tiny growers, Cave Mont Blanc is a cooperative, and a very high-quality one at that.
Sticking with the “great wines from grapes you’ve never heard of” theme for a while longer, why not join me for a sip of this alpine gem. Grown in the northerly reaches of Italy’s Valle d’Aosta, just over the border with France and Switzerland, and in some of Europe’s highest altitude vineyards (1200 meters) this wine is made from the Prié Blanc grape. Prié Blanc is the region’s only indigenous white grape, and is rarely found within the Valle d’Aosta, let alone outside of it. Vibrating with mineral intensity, the wine tastes of green apple, lemon cucumber, dried honey, and a hint of herbs. Electric acidity and a sort of peach-pit tanginess linger in the finish. Because the region is mostly tiny growers, Cave Mont Blanc is a cooperative, and a very high-quality one at that.
Jun 23rd, 2021
Turning strange w age. Not quite mountain stream, unless it was drainin out of a slightly stagnant pool littered with last autumn's leaves.
Turning strange w age. Not quite mountain stream, unless it was drainin out of a slightly stagnant pool littered with last autumn's leaves.
Jan 10th, 2019
Mineral, crisp, love
Mineral, crisp, love
Jul 4th, 2015
Minerality, grapefruit peel finish. Jura-like but from the highest vineyard in Europe (italian side of alps).
Minerality, grapefruit peel finish. Jura-like but from the highest vineyard in Europe (italian side of alps).
Mar 2nd, 2015
