Institut Agricole Regional Vallee d'Aoste Fumin 2018 modified_title_tag It is a testament to

It is a testament to the Lassaigne family’s mastery of terroir-driven Champagne

the new oak utterly swallowed by the sheer concentration

This elegant Willamette Valley Chardonnay is aged 11 months in French oak with subtle barrel influence

Fresh quince and plum fruit initally on the nose

*Brut Rosé* is a beautifully structured Champagne that highlights the intensity of Ambonnay’s terroir

Institut Agricole Regional Vallee d'Aoste Fumin 2018 modified_title_tag It is a testament toFumin is the great red grape of the Valle d'Aosta, and almost nobody outside the valley has heard of it. It turns up in the written record as far back as 1785, making it one of the oldest documented varieties in this corner of the Alps, and the Institut Agricole Regional the valley's agricultural college, whose Joseph Vaudan winery doubles as a teaching cellar makes one of the reference bottlings. Think of it as a mountain cousin to Nebbiolo: