Lo Triolet Petite Arvine Vallee d Aoste 2021

Lo Triolet Petite Arvine, Vallee d' Aoste, Italy, 2021

Grape: 100% Petite Arvine, unoaked, sandy/morainic soil, practising organic, aged 8 months on the lees in steel tanks

Producer Tasting Note:

Floral aroma, delicate fruit with intense, savoury herbal notes. Mineral flecked, pure, bright, and full of energy. Peachy and fruity with ample background notes of honey and even a touch of cumin or coriander spice. It fills out nicely on the palate with broad, sweeping intensity

Critical Acclaim:

Previous vintage awarded 92/100 points, WINE ADVOCATE

The Vallee d' Aoste (Val d’Aosta) sits in the far northwest of Italy, close to both the French and Swiss borders. Marco Martin of Lo Triolet has been working his own 5ha up here in this challenging, high alpine terrain since 1993. Located in the village of Introd on the southern side of the Dora Baltea river, just three miles from the awe inspiring peaks of the Parco Nazionale del Gran Paradiso. White grape varieties are grown at altitudes up to 900 m.a.s.l and reds at 600-800 m.a.s.l. True "mountain" wine!

Food Match: Excellent as an aperitif, suitable with fish dishes, cheese-based starters, local potato based dish of patate campagnarde (with thinly sliced onions and laurel leaves)