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Wine: Red wine
Taste: Dry
Volume: Strong
Min. alcohol: 12.5%
Mandatory Storage: Min. 8 mos.
Storage potential: 6 years
The red wine, Valle d’Aosta Enfer d'Arvier Superiore DOC, uses the same grapes as the less-aged version, and those grapes are: Petit Rouge (85-100%), with permission to use Vien-de-Nus and/or Neyret, Dolcetto, Pinot Noir, Gamay (0-15%).
The wine is cultivated in the central part of the valley, on the stony slopes around the city of Arvier, where the name "l’Enfer" (inferno) refers to the often exceptionally warm climate.
This is a ruby to intense garnet red wine, with a quite sharp, though fruity, taste, which lessens with age. The bouquet is delicate and characteristic, and the taste is velvety, with a pleasant, slightly bitter aftertaste.
Mandatory aging for Valle d’Aosta Enfer d'Arvier Superiore is 8 months, and the shelf life is 6-7 years.
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