Valle d’Aosta / Vallée d’Aoste DOC

WHITE WINES

• Bianco or Blanc (Wh): Any proportions of authorized grapes
• Blanc de Morgex et de La Salle or Bianco from subzone Morgex e La Salle only (Wh): 100% Prié Blanc
• Chardonnay (Wh): Minimum 85% Chardonnay + OAWG
• Malvoisie from subzone Nus only (Wh): 100% Pinot Grigio
• Moscato Bianco or Muscat Petit Grain (Wh): Minimum 85% Moscato Bianco + OAWG
• Moscato Bianco or Muscat Petit Grain from subzone Chambave only (Wh): 100% Moscato Bianco
• Müller-Thurgau (Wh): Minimum 85% Müller-Thurgau + OAWG
• Petite Arvine (Wh): Minimum 85% Petite Arvine + OAWG
• Pinot Bianco or Pinot Blanc (Wh): Minimum 85% Pinot Bianco + OAWG
• Pinot Grigio or Pinot Gris (Wh): Minimum 85% Pinot Grigio + OAWG
• Pinot Nero or Pinot Noir (Wh): Minimum 85% Pinot Nero (vinified as a white wine) + OAWG
• Traminer Aromatico or Gewürztraminer (Wh): Minimum 85% Gewürztraminer + OAWG

ROSATO WINES

• Rosato or Rosé (Ro): Any proportions of authorized grapes

RED WINES

• Rosso or Rouge (Rd): Any proportions of authorized grapes
• Rosso from subzone Arnad-Montjovet only (Rd): Minimum 70% Nebbiolo + OARG
• Rosso from subzones Chambave and Torrette only (Rd): Minimum 70% Petit Rouge + OARG
• Rosso from subzone Donnas only (Rd): Minimum 85% Nebbiolo + OARG
• Rosso from subzone Enfer d’Arvier only (Rd): Minimum 85% Petit Rouge + OARG
• Rosso from subzone Nus only (Rd): Minimum 70% Petit Rouge and/or Vien de Nus (minimum 40% Vien de Nus) + OARG
• Cornalin (Rd): Minimum 85% Cornalin + OARG
• Fumin (Rd): Minimum 85% Fumin + OARG
• Gamaret (Rd): Minimum 85% Gamaret + OARG
• Gamay (Rd): Minimum 85% Gamay + OARG
• Mayolet (Rd): Minimum 85% Mayolet + OARG
• Merlot (Rd): Minimum 85% Merlot + OARG
• Nebbiolo (Rd): Minimum 85% Nebbiolo + OARG
• Petit Rouge (Rd): Minimum 85% Petit Rouge + OARG
• Pinot Nero or Pinot Noir (Rd): Minimum 85% Pinot Nero + OARG
• Prëmetta (Rd): Minimum 85% Prié Rouge (aka Prëmetta) + OARG
• Syrah (Rd): Minimum 85% Syrah + OARG
• Vuillermin (Rd): Minimum 85% Vuillermin + OARG
• Novello or Nouveau (non-subzone Rosso)
• Superiore or Supérieur (Rosso from subzones)

SPARKLING WINES

• Spumante from subzone Morgex e La Salle only (WhSp): Sparkling version of Blanc de Morgex et de La Salle (100% Prié Blanc)

DESSERT AND SPECIALTY WINES

• Vendemmia Tardiva or Vendange Tardive (WhSw): Late-harvest version of any of the white wines
• Passito or Flétri (WhSw): Dried-grape version of Bianco, Moscato Bianco, Chambave Moscato Bianco, Nus Malvoisie, or Traminer Aromatico

• Arnad-Montjovet (Rosso only)
• Chambave (Moscato Bianco, Rosso, and Passito only)
• Donnas (Rosso only)
• Enfer d’Arvier (Rosso only)
• Morgex e La Salle (Blanc de Morgex et de La Salle only)
• Nus (Malvoisie, Rosso, and Passito only)
• Torrette (Rosso only)
• Specific geographical subareas are defined for different grape varieties

• Different grape varieties and subzones have different maximum elevation limits, ranging from 600 m to as high as 1,300 m
• Grapes for Vendemmia Tardiva must be dried on the vine to achieve a minimum sugar level of 200 g/l (20.0%) for Blanc de Morgex et de La Salle, 220 g/l (22.0%) for Müller-Thurgau, or 250 g/l (25.0%) for other white wines
• Grapes for Passito must be dried on or off the vine to achieve a minimum sugar level of 260 g/l (26.0%)
• 30% of grapes for Novello must undergo carbonic maceration
• Minimum alcohol level (non-subzone): 9.0% for Bianco; 9.0% for Müller-Thurgau Vendemmia Tardiva (13.0% potential); 9.5% for Rosato and Rosso; 10.0% for Müller-Thurgau and Novello; 10.5% for Prëmetta; 11.0% for Chardonnay, Moscato Bianco, Petite Arvine, Pinot Bianco, Pinot Grigio, Pinot Nero bianco, Traminer Aromatico, Fumin, Gamaret, Gamay, Nebbiolo, Petit Rouge, and Vuillermin; 11.5% for Cornalin, Mayolet, Merlot, Pinot Nero rosso, and Syrah; 12.0% for Vendemmia Tardiva except Müller-Thurgau (15.0% potential); 13.0% for Passito (16.5% potential)
• Minimum alcohol level (subzones): 9.0% for Blanc de Morgex et de La Salle; 9.0% for Blanc de Morgex et de La Salle Vendemmia Tardiva (12.0% potential); 10.5% for Spumante; 11.0% for Chambave Moscato Bianco, Arnad-Montjovet Rosso, Chambave Rosso, Nus Rosso, and Torrette Rosso; 11.5% for Nus Malvoisie, Donnas Rosso, and Enfer d’Arvier Rosso; 12.0% for Arnad-Montjovet Superiore, Chambave Superiore, Nus Superiore, and Torrette Superiore; 12.0% for Vendemmia Tardiva except Blanc de Morgex et de La Salle (15.0% potential); 12.5% for Donnas Superiore and Enfer d’Arvier Superiore; 13.0% for Passito (14.0% for Nus; 16.5% potential)
• Residual sugar: Spumante can range from natural (zero dosage) to demisec
• Aging (non-subzone): For white wines, Rosato, Rosso, Prëmetta, and Novello, minimum approx. 1–2 months (ERD = December 1, V); for all other red wines, minimum 5 months (ERD = May 1, V+1); for Vendemmia Tardiva, minimum 6 months (ERD = June 1, V+1); for Passito, minimum approx. 7–10 months (ERD = November 1, V+1)
• Aging (subzones): For white wines, minimum approx. 1–2 months (ERD = December 1, V); for all red wines except Donnas Rosso and Superiore, minimum 5 months (ERD = May 1, V+1); for Vendemmia Tardiva, minimum 6 months (ERD = June 1, V+1); for Chambave Superiore, Enfer d’Arvier Superiore, Nus Superiore, and Torrette Superiore, minimum 8 months (ERD = August 1, V+1); for Spumante, minimum 12 months, including 9 months on the lees (ERD approx. October 1, V+1); for Passito, minimum approx. 7–10 months (ERD = November 1, V+1); for Arnad-Montjovet Superiore, minimum 12 months (ERD = December 1, V+1); for Donnas Rosso, minimum 24 months, including 10 months in barrel (ERD = December 1, V+2); for Donnas Superiore, minimum 30 months, including 12 months in barrel (ERD = June 1, V+3)