Muscat Petit Grain DOC

White Muscat with small berries made Chambave famous, and the village has its own appellation, Chambave Muscat. But it is grown elsewhere in the valley too. The wine is then simply called Muscat Petit Grain.

Beyond Chambave: the whole appellation

The whole appellation is open to it, from the lower valley up to Morgex and La Salle.

Two rules for the same grape

Here, small-berried white Muscat must make up at least 85% of the wine. Chambave Muscat is stricter: this grape alone, and only in the Chambave area. Sale is allowed from 1 December of the harvest year. There is also a passito version, a sweet wine made from dried grapes.

In the glass

Straw yellow, an intense nose of fresh grapes, a fine, aromatic palate. It is dry, except in the passito version.

At the table

Aperitifs, asparagus, spicy dishes. The passito goes with Aosta tuiles and fruit desserts.

Maps: personal work by Marc Badjou.