On any given day, Ermes Pavese really does have a view from the top. His vineyards in the Valle d'Aosta, planted to the obscure native grape Prié Blanc, are the highest in all of Europe.... Read More
On any given day, Ermes Pavese really does have a view from the top. His vineyards in the Valle d'Aosta, planted to the obscure native grape Prié Blanc, are the highest in all of Europe. Made mere minutes from the summit of Mont Blanc, Pavese’s are wines of pure mountain minerality, filigreed fruit and featherweight structure.
He works within the DOC of Blanc de Morgex et de la Salle, a very long name for a tiny region high up in the Alps where just a handful of winemakers dare operate. The sole grape allowed is the aforementioned Prié Blanc, grown on ungrafted vines, as the elevation is too high for phylloxera to be a threat.
