Features
Name:
Nix Nivis Aosta Valley DOC 2019
Terrain:
Sandy silty
Winery
The Anselmets have been pioneers in the rediscovery and enhancement of forgotten native grape varieties such as Petit Rouge, Cornalin, Fumin, Mayolet, and Muscat. But they have also been courageous popularizers of international grape varieties, cultivated and vinified according to an authentic Aosta Valley spirit.
The first known Anselmet was Antoine, a 16th century winemaker. His name appears in the deed of purchase of a vineyard in Introd, a village lying on the left bank of the Dora Baltea, west of Aosta, whose valley, from 1400 onwards, represents the most important wine-growing area of the region.
Since then, the bond with the land and the wines produced here has never abandoned the family. Through the generations and the daily challenges the mountain subjects its inhabitants to, the Anselmet family dedicated their existence to the land and to the rows of vines, handing down an artisan knowledge which, with time, has been enriched by the experiences, the meetings and the knowledge accumulated by its members.
Description
Nix Nivis is a wine produced in the vineyards of Anselmet winery in Valle d'Aosta. This wine with a mineral taste was produced with Riesling berry grapes.
Organoleptic characteristics:
It has an intense and lively straw yellow color. Strong aromas of citrus and mineral sensations. The bouquet in youth is reserved,
almost restrained, to then explode in the evolution according to a typical Riesling habit. The palate is luminous, full of juice, inviting for the vibrant acidity that penetrates the taste buds: the taste is led to a summit of contrast, giving it the flavor of an exclusive minerality (flint, rock, granite). Very long finish.
Storage time:
5 years
Vinification
Blank
Acknowledgements
2019 Tom Hyland 94/100