Blanc de Morgex et de La Salle
The Blanc de Morgex et de La Salle wine-growing region belongs to the DOC appellation Valle d'Aosta or Vallée d'Aoste in the Italian region of Aosta Valley and is a sub-zone there. The terraced vineyards with only 15 hectares of vineyards are 1000 to 1300 m slm left and right of the Dora Baltea . The areas are located in the municipalities of Morgex and La Salle only a few kilometers from Mont Blanc and are among the highest vineyards in Europe. The wine region
In the middle of the 20th century, these vineyards were supposed to be abandoned, but the then parish administrator of Morgex, Abbé Alexandre Bougeat (1916–1972) started a movement to save this area by convincing important wine critics of the country such as Luigi Veronelli of the right to exist of the wines.
The distinctive Alpine location of the vineyards earned the wine the nickname "Bianco dei ghiacciai" ( white wine from the glaciers). He is segregated from the autochthonous and still ungrafted variety Agostenga (also: Prié Blanc ) pressed that here on low pergolas educated is. The acidic , mostly slightly foaming wine is very fresh, very light (the minimum alcohol content is 9 percent by volume ) and should be drunk at 8-12 ° C. The wine is not suitable for storage. The wine matures for 3 months at the winemaker's.
description
According to the denomination (excerpt):
- Color: straw yellow, tending to greenish
- Smell: delicate with a base of mountain herbs
- Taste: slightly sour, sometimes slightly sparkling, very delicate
- Alcohol content: at least 9.0 % by volume
- Acidity : at least 4.5 g / l
- Dry extract: at least 15.0 g / l
See also
literature
- Jancis Robinson : The Oxford Wine Lexicon . Hallwag, Gräfe and Unzer, Munich 2006, ISBN 978-3-8338-0691-9 .
- Burton Anderson: Italy's Wines 2004/05 . Hallwag, Gräfe and Unzer, Munich 2004, ISBN 3-7742-6365-5 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Production regulations and description , PDF (Italian), on wineacts.com, accessed on May 29, 2020