Landeren (2017) - Cave Mont Blanc

“Landeren” is one of Cave Mont Blanc’s most representative cuvées and comes from historic parcels among the highest in Europe (up to 1.200 m). Prié Blanc is grown ungrafted, thanks to the sandy soils that prevented phylloxera from spreading. 2017, a warm but balanced vintage in the Aosta Valley, gave a broader wine than usual, while keeping great tension.

The appellation: Valle d'Aosta DOC

Valle d’Aosta DOC is the only regional appellation of the whole Aosta Valley and one of the smallest, highest and most fascinating in Italy. Established in 1985, it covers the entire regional territory and includes an extraordinary variety of native grape varieties, many of them unique in the world, grown in an extreme mountain setting, often terraced and difficult to work.

What to eat with Landeren

Who makes it: Cave Mont Blanc

Founded in 1983, the Cave Mont Blanc de Morgex et La Salle cooperative brings together around 80 small artisan growers, farming around 18–30 ha of Prié Blanc vines, the only native white grape variety of the Aosta Valley.

The vine of Landeren

Prié Blanc

Prié Blanc is one of the rarest and most fascinating white grape varieties in Europe, an absolute symbol of the Valle d’Aosta and of heroic Alpine viticulture. Grown almost exclusively in the area of Morgex and La Salle, at the foot of Mont Blanc, it is famous as one of the very few ungrafted varieties in Europe, thanks to the sandy soils and the altitude that prevented the spread of phylloxera. Prié Blanc gives extremely fresh, delicate, mineral and vertical wines, often also made as Metodo Classico sparkling wine.

Landeren: the Alta Valle area

Climate: Alpine

Altitude: High Altitude (800-1.200 m above sea level)

Soil: Rocky / granite

Geographical setting: Valley

Profile of Landeren

Primary aromas: Citrus, Alpine herbs, Green apple, Pear

Secondary aromas: almonds

Tertiary aromas: Smoke, Hydrocarbons, Honey, Resin

Tasting notes: A bright straw yellow colour with greenish highlights. The nose is pure, vertical and highly precise: citrus, crisp white fruit and a clear mineral imprint. The palate is taut and sharp, with vibrant acidity and marked savouriness that recalls rock and mountain air. The finish is long, dry and saline, with an almost “glacial” sensation that defines the Landeren style.