Ermes Pavese Blanc de Morgex et de La Salle 2024 CS20231031 The unique qualities and potential

The unique qualities and potential of Pinot Meunier

inspired by the story of RAF Wing Commander Montgomery Collins and a hand-labeled bottle of gin found during a guesthouse renovation

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

using six-row Indian barley smoked with imported Scottish peat to approximately 25 ppm

Tiny yields from low-vigor old vines create remarkable concentration

Ermes Pavese Blanc de Morgex et de La Salle 2024 CS20231031 The unique qualities and potentialNobody 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