Chateau Feuillet Petite Arvine Valle d'Aosta, Aosta Valley, Italy 2022 Saumur Blanc This is a vastly improved

This is a vastly improved estate

but also tense

and hints of tobacco and bitter chocolate

The nose on the powerfully built organic Malbec offers notes sweet and sour cherry

There’s plenty packed into a medium body

Chateau Feuillet Petite Arvine Valle d'Aosta, Aosta Valley, Italy 2022 Saumur Blanc This is a vastly improvedThe Valle dAosta is a deep valley that runs east to west, closed off just before the French border by some of the highest peaks in the Alps. Vineyards here are like little gardens clinging to steep south facing mountainsides, where only a thin layer of sandy topsoil lines the hard granite bedrock. Abundant direct sun and cold nights amplify the aromatic expression of the local grapes while preserving zingy acidity, a recipe for delicate, perfumed