2023 Danilo Thomain Valle d'Aosta Enfer d'Arvier, Aosta Valley, Italy Kirinzan with a layered but tightly

with a layered but tightly wound core of fruit that's girdled by bright acids and animated by a pinpoint mousse

redcurrants and vibrant cherries with a hint of tangerine zest

One day she snuck into the brewery as a stray and has lived there ever since

Reminding me of a great Chardonnay from Aubert with its ripe pineapple

2023 Danilo Thomain Valle d'Aosta Enfer d'Arvier, Aosta Valley, Italy Kirinzan with a layered but tightlyThe vineyards of the Enfer dArvier appellation are situated in an amphitheater shaped site on steep slopes in a high altitude valley, which receives ample sun. The shape of this bowl of vineyards effectively concentrates the heat of the sun, thus giving birth to the hell of Arvier moniker. Danilo Thomain is the only independent vigneron working this tiny appellation only five hectares in size. The Thomain family works one hectare of vineyards here in