Ermes Pavese Blanc de Morgex et de la SalleAromas of heavy cream, Swiss glaciers, savory summer thyme, and granite boulders, wet from an early morning snowfall. A mouth feel that hints at fruitiness crab apples and cranberries but then turns mineral and fresh, like fizzy mineral water. This is the heady, stimulating delight of Ermes Paveses Vallee dAoste Blanc de Morgex et de la Salle. Its a mouthful in name, spirit and flavor. Allow me to explain: Ermes Pavese is a relatively young man

savory and utterly moreish

wild fennel

lowly AOC St Emilion

Elios radical decisions were too far removed from his own fathers way of thinking

you taste the place—the breath of the Andes

crafting Brunellos that combine polish with the kind of warmth and generosity that make them hard not to love at the table

extravagant wine

Cofermented with 14% Viognier

Tart cherry skin

expressive Loire red that values freshness and place over weight

and chooses Brunello with more fruit

This reinforced the strong feeling that he was brought up with from all those days of his father’s Vintners Blend in the past – that wine should be as economically accessible to as many people as possible