An aging white wine vinified entirely in wood for one year. It is a buttery, full-bodied, soft wine, to pair with the great dishes of the Aosta Valley tradition, such as the "valpellenètse" or with typical Savoyard dishes, such as the "Raclette".
Its name – Daphne: the origins of this label derive from the Daphne Alpina, a rare and poisonous plant found almost exclusively on the Gressan moraine "la Côte de Gargantua".
Like Daphne, our wine is unique and intensely tied to the territory of our land.
What should I expect while sipping a glass of Daphne?
To drink a white disguised as red, an important white, not trivial, extremely complex and long, both to taste and to smell. You should expect to put the bottle in the cellar to age, and then be free to taste it after many years. In any case, you will always have to deal with a product that, even when just bottled, will give you completely different emotions compared to other younger, fresh and, so to speak, "easy" wines. Remember: Daphne is a thick white, to be appreciated in combination with suitable dishes. We are not talking about a simple drink, but a unique and charismatic wine label.
Variety: Chardonnay 60% – Pinot Gris 40%
Alcohol content: 14°
Age of vineyards: 10 – 20 years
Vineyards (Form of farming, Location, Exposure): Guyot Gressan Nord
Harvest: September
Vinification: Barrels 12 months
Yield (hl/ha): 60 hl/ha
Ageing potential: > 10 years
Vintage on the market:
2020
An aging white wine vinified entirely in wood for one year. It is a buttery, full-bodied, soft wine, to pair with the great dishes of the Aosta Valley tradition, such as the "valpellenètse" or with typical Savoyard dishes, such as the "Raclette".
Its name – Daphne: the origins of this label derive from the Daphne Alpina, a rare and poisonous plant found almost exclusively on the Gressan moraine "la Côte de Gargantua".
Like Daphne, our wine is unique and intensely tied to the territory of our land.
What should I expect while sipping a glass of Daphne?
To drink a white disguised as red, an important white, not trivial, extremely complex and long, both to taste and to smell. You should expect to put the bottle in the cellar to age, and then be free to taste it after many years. In any case, you will always have to deal with a product that, even when just bottled, will give you completely different emotions compared to other younger, fresh and, so to speak, "easy" wines. Remember: Daphne is a thick white, to be appreciated in combination with suitable dishes. We are not talking about a simple drink, but a unique and charismatic wine label.
Variety:
Chardonnay 60% – Pinot Gris 40%
Alcohol content: 14°
Age of vineyards: 10 – 20 years
Vineyards (Form of farming, Location, Exposure): Guyot Gressan Nord
Harvest: September
Vinification:
Barrels 12 months
Yield (hl/ha): 60 hl/ha
Ageing potential: > 10 years
Vintage on the market:
2020
Hamlet Clos Chatel, 1
11020 Gressan AO
VAT n° 01147270076
Our winery is located in Gressan,
a small town in the Aosta Valley,
in the northwest of Italy.
For further details, you can find our address and phone number here.
“The European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD): Europe investing in rural areas”. Cave Gargantua has benefited from the support provided by the Aosta Valley Rural Development Program 2014/2020 for the purchase and installation of instrumental material goods for the vineyard and for the winery. Managing authority: Aosta Valley Autonomous Region - Department of Tourism, Sport, Commerce, Agriculture and Cultural Heritage - Office of Regional Rural Development Policies. Responsible for information: Laurent Cunéaz