Les Crêtes Valle d'Aosta Petite Arvine DOC 2025

About the wine

Mineral precision from the Alps - Petite Arvine with nerve and character

Petite Arvine is a traditional grape in Valle d’Aosta and one of the clearest expressions of the region's alpine uniqueness. At Les Crêtes, they have been focused on this late-ripening grape since 1992, producing intense and characterful white wines.

The aroma is aromatic with floral notes of jasmine accompanied by green apples, plum, and citrus. The taste is balanced and smooth, but with a distinct salty minerality that provides length and freshness. The expression is precise and pure - it is mountain wine with a high pulse and clear terroir.

It is perfect as an aperitif.

100% petite arvine, hand-picked in mid-October from steep vineyards at 500-750 meters in height, where the grape thrives in the cool and dry climate with large temperature variations between day and night.

The vineyards are located on west- and south-facing slopes with moraine-rich, light, and sandy soil, providing an airy and well-drained growing environment. The vines are grown with Guyot training and a high planting density of 7,500 vines per hectare, contributing to the concentrated fruit. After gentle pressing of whole clusters and fermentation at low temperature in steel, the wine is aged for two months on the lees, which adds roundness and structure without detracting from the wine's stringent expression.