Ermes Pavese 2023 Blanc de Morgex et de la Salle

Hand-harvested destemmed grapes are pressed and fermented in temperature controlled vats. The wine spends 9 months in large steel tanks then is bottled. The plots range in altitude of 900-1200m and due to this elevation long ago phylloxera failed to infiltrate the vineyards. 100% Prie Blanc. There is a very clean reduction element to this wine that reminds me of bottles from Roulot or Stein. Struck match, lime pith, white pepper are all tightly wound on the nose but the palate is so much more inviting! Crisp stone fruit, cuts herbs with mouthwatering acidity and a linear mineral streak dashing through, this should be your new summer white!

-RT