Chateau Feuillet Petite Arvine Valle d'Aosta, Aosta Valley, Italy 2020 Corbieres 36% Malvasía Riojana and 12%

36% Malvasía Riojana and 12% Garnacha Blanca that matured in French oak barrels (30% of them new) for 10 months

boysenberry and red-plum aromas in abundance

much of that coming from the 50% solera-style blend that informs this cuvée

Delicate mineral notes of chalk and slate with good citrus and melon in the nose

soft taste of wine is filled with tones of ripe plums

Chateau Feuillet Petite Arvine Valle d'Aosta, Aosta Valley, Italy 2020 Corbieres 36% Malvasía Riojana and 12%Grower winemaker Maurizio Fiorano likes his Petite Arvine racy and vibrant, with a core of luminous fruit. The aroma transports you to a lost Soundof Music esque alpine meadow, and the finish is packed with a stony crunchiness that lingers and slakes thirst.