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Ermes Pavese Blanc de Morgex et de La Salle 2024

$3699

Ermes Pavese's vineyards in the Valle d’Aosta, planted to the obscure native grape Prié Blanc and grown on ungrafted vines (the elevation is too high for phylloxera to thrive), are the highest in all of Europe. They are wines of pure mountain minerality, filigreed fruit and featherweight structure.

Mountain wines like Pavese’s Blanc de Morgex feels racier and more brisk than other white wines we know. It combines some of our favorite flavors and fragrances: aromas of verdant mountain herbs and tiny white flowers, delicate notes of exotic citrus and stone fruit. Combined with crushed stone minerality and a lithe, svelte body.

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  • Provenance Assured: All wines are maintained in climate-controlled conditions at our shop until the moment of dispatch.

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  • If the wine is less than 10 years old and it is corked, you may return it to us for a full refund or exchange within 60 days of purchase. You must show us proof of purchase. We understand that you may not live near a shop and that it is difficult to ship open bottles of wine to us, so if there's any problem feel free to Contact Us and we'll work it out.
  • For wines older than 10 years, the consumer bears the risk of a faulty cork, but we accept returns of older bottles if the wine is faulty as a result of improper storage. Please come by the store or Contact Us if there is a problem.
  • We may, at our discretion and to the extent permitted by law, accept returns of unopened wines within 30 days of purchase if they were properly stored by the purchaser, subject to a 15% re-stocking fee.

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More about Ermes Pavese

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.

If you've ever met Signor Pavese, that psychedelic-Keebler-Elves label will make sense to you. He doesn't speak much English, but his manner is all laughter and bubbly glee for life. Blanc de Morgex et de la Salle is a really long name for this tiny DOC tucked into the winding mountain crannies of Valle d'Aosta. Located in the commune of La Ruine, just outside of the town of Morgex, in the high Alps minutes from the summit of Mont Blanc, Ermes boast thes highest elevation Vineyard in continental Europe

This is where he grows his prized ungrafted Prié Blanc, a variety indigenous to the high Alps and found nowhere else on Earth. The cool year round temperature, constant summer sunlight and very low vigor soils produce a wine that could come from no place else.

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Prie Blanc

  • Vintage

    2024

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Organic

  • Style

    Earthy , Fruity

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Light Bodied

Flatiron's Take

From the Importer

Rosenthal Wine Merchant

<p>A stunning wine from the highest vineyard site in Europe on the summit of Mont Blanc. Because these vineyards are so isolated, Pavese has been able to work with the original, pre-phylloxera root stock since that malady never infiltrated this area when it came sweeping through Europe many years ago. Annual production is about 12,000 bottles of this austere, racy, mineral white wine with vivacity and length.</p>

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