Ermes Pavese Blanc de Morgex et de La Salle 2024 CS20231031 Tiny yields from low-vigor old

Tiny yields from low-vigor old vines create remarkable concentration

The wine was aged in thin-staved Bordeaux chateau barrels (22% new) for 18 months and racked every three months using the soutirage traditionnel method Daniel learned while working in Pomerol in the 1980s

65% new French oak and 35% 1-year old French oak with malolactic fermentation in barrel

medium-bodied frame that feels almost creamy in its approachability

Ermes Pavese Blanc de Morgex et de La Salle 2024 CS20231031 Tiny yields from low-vigor oldNobody farms vines at 4,000 feet under Mont Blanc unless they're a little stubborn. Ermes Pavese does, working the native Pri Blanc on some of the highest vineyards in Europe, trained low on traditional pergolas so the vines can soak up what warmth the stones give back at night. The altitude and isolation kept phylloxera out entirely, so these vines still grow on their own roots a living link to Europe before the vine plague. The wine is exactly what