🍷 Fumin La Cor
Fumin La Cor: red wine by Les Crêtes from Aymavilles in the Aosta Valley; Valle d’Aosta DOC Fumin.
Fumin La Cor is a red wine by Les Crêtes from Aymavilles in the Aosta Valley. It is made from Fumin alone. The label says Valle d’Aosta DOC Fumin. Valle d’Aosta DOC is the protected designation of the mountain valley of Aosta, bilingual in Italian and French.
Les Crêtes is the Charrère family estate at Aymavilles; the house links its history to the old family mill on Via Moulins. According to the sheet, about 600 bottles are made a year, the first vintage was 2015.
The wine is aged for 12 months in 300-litre French oak barrels (50% new). Alcohol: 13.5% by volume. The house suggests serving it at 16–18 °C.
Other wines of the same estate: Merlot Le Merle, Nebbiolo Costantino Charrère, Nebbiolo Sommet.
The WHO reminds: there is no safe level of alcohol.
Facts
| Cultivars | Fumin |
|---|---|
| Alcohol (% vol.) | 13.5 % |
| Region | Aymavilles, Aosta Valley |
| Country | Italy |
| Legal basis | Valle d’Aosta DOC Fumin |
How it connects to Wine
🍷 Fumin La Cor ← → ← 🍇 Fumin → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Part of
- 🍷 Les Crêtes
- Related to
- 📍 Aosta Valley, 🍇 Fumin
- Similar and different
- 🍷 Red wine
Frequently asked questions
What grapes is Fumin La Cor made from?
100% Fumin.
Where is Fumin La Cor made?
Les Crêtes from Aymavilles in the Aosta Valley; the label says Valle d’Aosta DOC Fumin.
Is it true that the Alps make no full-bodied wines?
No. In the Aosta Valley Les Crêtes makes Petite Arvine and Muscat at up to 15% alcohol and ages reds from Fumin, Cornalin and Nebbiolo in oak.
Similar
🍷 Les Crêtes Cornalin · 🍷 Merlot Le Merle · 🍷 Nebbiolo Costantino Charrère · 🍷 Nebbiolo Sommet · 🍷 Les Crêtes Nebbiolo · 🍷 Pinot Noir Revei
⚠️ Wine contains alcohol: adults only, drink in moderation. Wine usually contains sulphites; egg white or milk proteins are sometimes used for fining — important for allergies and for vegans.
Sources
- Les Crêtes (official site): technical sheet Fumin La Cor
- Les Crêtes (official site): Fumin La Cor
- eAmbrosia — EU register of geographical indications: PDO «Valle d’Aosta / Vallée d’Aoste»
- WHO/Europe: No level of alcohol consumption is safe for our health (04.01.2023)