southwest-facing amphitheater of calcareous clay that Giacosa considered the finest ground in the region for elegant
this well-structured example shows notes of tapenade and fig with a few years' development
expect profound aromatics of tar
The 2021 vintage showcases Luigi Scavino's mastery of traditional Barolo winemaking
and a secret recipe of herbs and spices
Chateau Feuillet, Petite Arvine Valle d'Aosta, 2024 needs description southwest-facing amphitheater of calcareous clayAn Alpine white grown almost in the shadow of Mont Blanc. Petite Arvine is a variety more associated with the Swiss Valais, but just across the border in the Valle d'Aosta it produces something electric: crisp, saline, and singing with mountain freshness. Chateau Feuillet is a tiny estate in Saint Pierre near Aosta, where Maurizio Fiorano farms steep, sun drenched slopes along the Dora Baltea, the intense alpine sun and cold nights locking in