Grape · White
Prié Blanc
Also known as Blanc de Morgex in Valle d'Aosta
Cool climate
About
The highest-flying grape in Italy, grown ungrafted on knee-high pergolas at up to 1,200 metres below Mont Blanc for Blanc de Morgex et de La Salle. Lean, floral, and faintly smoky, with glacier-fresh acidity and gentle alcohol, it tastes like alpine air in a glass. Also made as a lively traditional-method sparkling.
Typical profile
Body
Light
Acidity
Electric
Sweetness
Dry
Aromas
What the grape gives up young, and what it grows into with time in bottle.
Oak influence
None
Aging
Made for the first 1-3 years, while the alpine freshness is at full pitch.
Growing regions
How the grape expresses across places, grouped by country. Chips call out how a region's style deviates from the grape's default.
Food pairings
cheese fondueraclettegrilled lake troutfresh goat cheeselight antipasti