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2020 Ermes Pavese "Espirt Fou" Aosta Valley, Italy
$32.50
Ermes’s son Nathan came on board full-time at the family winery several years ago, and—in addition to making the most delicious potato chips we’ve ever encountered, from their farm’s high-altitude Alpine potatoes—he is indulging in a bit of thoughtful experimentation in the cellar, finding new registers of expression for the indigenous Prié Blanc variety. Take, for instance, “Esprit Fou”—a pétillant-naturel (or, in Italian, “col fondo”—both French and Italian are spoken in this border zone) for which Nathan bottles still-fermenting Prié and allows the natural yeasts to finish digesting the remaining sugars, thereby turning them into bubbles. The result, dry but creamy, bursts with Alpine herbs, and its exuberant mousse is still undergirded by a savory stoniness that echoes through all the family’s wines.
Specs
- Country Italy
- Style White Wine
- Producer Ermes Pavese
- Farming Practices Organic
- Grapes Prie Blanc
- Food Pairings Stinky Cheese, Roast White Meats, Fresh Seafood, White Sauce, Crunchy Greens, Fried Food, Aperitif
- Characteristics Alpine, Dressed to Impress, Bright and Fresh