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Les Crêtes Valle d'Aosta Fumin DOC 2020

Les Crêtes Valle d'Aosta Fumin DOC 2020

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Food pairings

  • Red meat
  • Game
  • Aged cheeses

Try it with

  • Grilled lamb chops
  • Game stew
  • Duck breast
Fumin has powerful but soft tannins, a mineral backbone and a spicy, smoky profile with juniper and tobacco that practically begs for red meat and game. The ripe tannins meet the richness of the lamb and the grilled game and turn soft and round, while the smoky note plays beautifully against a roasted crust and the grill. At the same time, the wine's fruit and fresh acidity provide a counterpoint to aged cheeses, where the salt and the nutty complexity find balance. Serve it at 17-18 degrees, so the tannins appear at their most velvety.

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Product details

Country Italy
Region Valle d'Aosta
Vintage 2020
Classification Valle d'Aosta DOC
Grapes Fumin
Bottle size 75 cl
Alcohol 13.5%
Cork type Cork

About the wine

Fumin, a grape with strong but soft tannins and completely blue juice. It was close to extinction in the 1970s when local winemakers saved the grape. Constantine Charrère saw potential in the grape and became the first to make quality wine and bottle it. The first vinification of the wine was in 1993 and vintage 1995 was the first vintage presented to the public.

After cooling, the wine has fermented for 12 days at 24 degrees, after which it has been left for 12 months in 300 liter French barrels.

It is particularly suitable for red meat and game as well as aged cheeses. The wine has a very fruity nose, spicy but also juniper and tobacco notes.

A particularly durable wine that must be tried.

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