Les Cretes

Vin de la Sabla is made from Barbera and the two indigenous red grape varieties Fumin and Petit Rouge. Dark purple colour, very characteristic taste with soft tannins and animating acidity. SUPERIORE.DE

Petite Arvine - a speciality in the Aosta Valley and also in the neighbouring Swiss Valais. Costantino Charrère produces a strong, fragrant white wine from this variety. Clear straw yellow, floral and citrus bouquet. The taste is rich, full-bodied and with hints of grapefruit and a long mineral finish. SUPERIORE.DE

"This is always a delightful and exotic white and shows guava peel, dried citrus, kiwi fruit and dried jasmine. Full-bodied and oily but dialed-in and tangy." James Suckling

Medium ruby garnet, intense smoky spice in the nose, delicate caramel, light orange note. Elegant texture on the palate, characterized by a fresh breed, sour cherries and red berries in the finale. SUPERIORE.DE

A round, straight, but very complex Chardonnay. In the fragrance meadow flowers, grapefruit and butter, in addition in full harmony the pleasantly spicy taste with good acidity and fresh length. SUPERIORE.DE

"A very floral chardonnay that gives a ton of fresh herbs, citrus, peonies and honeysuckle. The phenolics are generous and are added to by the fleshy stone fruit. Nevertheless, contrasting acidity pulls this through nicely to a tightly wound finish." James Suckling

Well proportioned, highly elegant red wine with a fresh bouquet reminiscent of raspberries, wild strawberries and peppers. On the palate a very interesting fruit and in the finish silky tannins. SUPERIORE.DE

"Very perfumed with crushed-berry and chili aromas. Medium body, firm and silky tannins and a bright and lively finish. Shows blood-orange undertones. So interesting to taste." James Suckling

The bouquet is full of the scent of ripe dark fruits, sweet spices and roasted oak. In the mouth, the character, terroir and elegance of the Les Cretes style come to the fore, especially in the refined way in which tannins and fruit form a symbiosis. SUPERIORE.DE

"Some clove and black pepper with the dark berry character. Quartz undertone. Medium body, light tannins and a juicy and flavorful finish. I like the linear line to this fresh red." James Suckling

Fumin with a great aroma of red fruits and tobacco, then very structured on the palate and of a persistent, balsamic aftertaste. SUPERIORE.DE

"Good bright red. Distinctly wild, delicate and concentrated aromas of dark berries, violet and licorice. Dense, chewy and savory in the mouth; thick but precise dark fruit flavors show a lovely violet lift and an enticing multilayered quality. At once refined and powerful, this youthful wine conveys a strong impression of dry extract on the long, fleshy but elegant finish." Ian d’Agata (vinous.com)

In the fragrance ripe dark fruits, sweet spices and roasted oak. In the full taste, the character, terroir and elegance of the Les Cretes style come to the fore, especially in the refined way in which tannins and fruit form a symbiosis. SUPERIORE.DE

"Good full ruby-red. Ripe aromas of red plum, violet, pepper and flowers. Then dense and savory; concentrated but energetic spicy red cherry, black plum and herbal flavors boast a lovely mountain intensity and an attractive violet quality. This sneakily concentrated wine finishes long and very refined." Antonio Galloni

The second white top wine of the family business: Bright yellow with an elegant, floral-mineral bouquet and notes of ripe apples and apricots. Clear, balanced taste, refined body and harmonious finish. SUPERIORE.DE

"Bright dark straw. Aromas and flavors of aromatic herbs, honey, ripe pear and quince. Rich and dense, displaying a flinty nuance on the juicy, fruity, long finish. Strikes me as more concentrated but less fresh than the 2016 Petite Arvine Fleur. Made from a south-facing single vineyard, the Vigna Devin Ros in Saint Christophe at 400 meters above sea level, that is fully south-exposed and had always been planted to red grapes. This is the only the second vintage ever of this wine (the first was the 2014)." Ian d’Agata (vinous.com)

"A white with lots of dried-apple, salt and pear-skin character. Medium body, lovely density of fruit and a long and flavorful finish." James Suckling

The second top white wine of the family business and pure Petite Arvine from a single vineyard: Bright bright yellow with an elegant, floral-mineral bouquet and notes of ripe apples and apricots. Clear, balanced taste, refined body and harmonious finish. SUPERIORE.DE

"Bright straw-green. Fresh, lively aromas and flavors of apple, pear and chamomile have a noteworthy saline edge and an exotic touch of honey. Finishes long and ripe with a repeating chamomile note. Made from a south-facing nine-year-old single vineyard (the Vigna Devin Ros in Saint-Christophe) located at 400 meters above sea level that is fully south-exposed and had always been planted to red grapes. Charrère has real golden touch with this variety." Ian d’Agata (vinous.com)