2021 Valle d’Aosta Cornalin

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The local grape Cornalin makes a wine on the lighter end of the red spectrum, emphasizing low tannin, bright acidity, spice, and a floral bouquet. It is a bit delicate and capricious, which is probably why it is a relatively rare bird in the world of wine, requiring a meticulous vintner like Maurizio to coax out its elusive finesse and delicacy. This is one of my favorite go-to wines when the weather or the dish calls for a red with more spring in its step.

—Dixon Brooke

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Wine Type:	red
Vintage:	2021
Bottle Size:	750mL
Blend:	Cornalin
Appellation:	Valle d'Aosta
Country:	Italy
Region:	Valle d’Aosta
Producer:	Château Feuillet
Winemaker:	Maurizio Fiorano
Vineyard:	Planted in 2011, .25 ha
Soil:	Sandy, alluvial topsoil, granite bedrock subsoil
Farming:	Sustainable
Alcohol:	13.5%

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About The Producer

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If Maurizio Fiorano became a vineyard owner by chance, he was lucky in the placement of his plots—he will humbly tell you that it’s not hard to make good wine here. The vines sit in shallow sandy soil, but their feet wriggle into crevices in the solid granite bedrock. The vineyards are planted on an ancient riverbed, where the Dora Baltea River cut through, creating the current river valley and leaving behind mineral deposits that the wines happily lap up. The trump card, however, may be high altitude and diurnal temperature shifts providing long hours of gentle sunlight. This gives the grapes a long, slow ripening season that in turn offers red wines with the heft of a sunny climate that are still refreshing and light.

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A bright and plummy wine with a velvety texture, made from the native Petit Rouge variety. Serve this beauty with bolder fare in need of a refreshing companion.

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