Pet Nat

Delicate northern Italian white with notes of chalk, lemon, and pear.

Late picked Assyrtiko from Megalochori, 12 hours on skins. Rich, powerful, but fresh. Aged one year in old French oak; sweet, honeyed, ripe. 15% abv but holds it well. Age-worthy. Pair w/grilled meat, cheese plates.

70% Picotendro (local Nebbiolo clone), 30% Gros Vien, Neyret, Cornalin and Fumin. Spicy, cherry, dusty, delicious. Small Valle d'Aosta cooperative, high-elevation, all work done by hand.

Fumin & Petit Rouge fermented in stainless & wood, followed by 8 months in oak. Raspberry, almonds, roses, cloves on the nose; iron, bramble, oily herbs, rustic yet elegant. Balanced, touch of grip, will cut thru fat or pair w/beans & tomatoes, salads.