Institut Agricole Regional Vallee d'Aoste Fumin 2018 CS20231031 then came back north to

then came back north to start his own thing

A Nebbiolo grappa infused with wormwood

while citrus and floral notes from the Barril are introduced and strengthened by the warm viscose finish of the Mexicano

and pure chardonnay fruit

Institut Agricole Regional Vallee d'Aoste Fumin 2018 CS20231031 then came back north toFumin is the great red grape of the Valle d'Aosta, and almost nobody outside the valley has heard of it. It turns up in the written record as far back as 1785, making it one of the oldest documented varieties in this corner of the Alps, and the Institut Agricole Regional the valley's agricultural college, whose Joseph Vaudan winery doubles as a teaching cellar makes one of the reference bottlings. Think of it as a mountain cousin to Nebbiolo: