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Wine Regions
Valle d'Aosta
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Regional capital and single province: Aosta
Valle d'Aosta is the smallest of Italy's 20 regions in size (3,262 square kilometres) and population (113,000).
Vineyards cover 925 hectares (20th) of which registered DOC plots total 66 hectares (20th).
Annual wine production of 29,000 hectolitres (29th) includes 3.5% or 2,400 hectolitres DOC (19th), of which about two-thirds is red.
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| DOC AREAS |
| Valle d'Aosta or Valeé d'Aoste |
Arnad Montjovet R-Dr, Sup Ag-2;
Bianco or Blanc W-Dr, also Fz;
Blanc de Morgex et de La Salle W-dr, also Fz;
Chambave Moscato or Muscat W-Dr, also Passito or Fle'tri W-Sw, Ag-2;
Chambave Rosso or Rouge R-Dr;
Donnaz or Donnas R-Dr, Ag-2;
Enfer d'Arvier R-Dr;
Gamay R-Dr;
Müller Thurgau W-Dr;
Nus Pinot Grigio or Pinot Gris W-Dr, also Passito or Fle'tri W-Sw, Ag-2;
Nus Rosso or Rouge R-Dr;
Pinot Nero or Pinot Noir R-Dr, also S-Dr;
Rosato or Rose' P-Dr, also Fz;
Rosso or Rouge R-Dr, also Fz;
Torrette R-Dr
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| OTHER WINES OF NOTE |
| R-Dr |
Barnet
Fumin
Grenache
La Sabla
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Merlot
Premetta
Rosso Le Muraglie
Sang des Salasses
Syrah
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| W-Dr |
Blanc de Cossan
Blanc Ollignan
Chardonnay
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La Gazzella
Riesling
Vin du Conseil
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| Others |
Malvoise de Cossan, W-Sw
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Passito Le Muraglie, W-Sw
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This tiniest of regions, tucked into Italy's mountainous northwest corner against the borders of Switzerland and France, has precious little space for vines on its stony alpine terraces. But the miniscule amounts of wine it does produce are distinct from anything else in Italy or its foreign neighbours.
A regionwide DOC known as Valle d'Aosta or Vale'e d'Aoste covers 15 types of wine whose names are given in Italian and French, the official second language. These include the long-standing DOCs of Donnaz and Enfer d'Arvier, as well as the white wines of Morgex and La Salle, whose vineyards in the shadow of Mont Blanc are reputed to be the highest in Europe.
But whether Valle d'Aosta's wines are classified or not, they could never be more than curios that are most compelling when drunk on the spot. Grape varieties range from Piedmontese (Nebbiolo, Dolcetto, Moscato) to French (the pinots, Gamay), to the teutonic Müller Thurgau called in for alpine duty. But the most intriguing wines of Valle d'Aosta stem from varieties it calls its own. These include Petit Rouge of Enfer d'Arvier and Torrette, the Blanc de Valdigne of Morgex and La Salle, the Petite Arvine of the white Vin du Conseil, the Vien for the red wine of Nus and the Malvoisie (apparently a mutation of Pinot Gris) for rare dessert white of Nus.
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