Grape Variety: Tinturier

Colour: Red

A tiny element in the Torrette blend (main grape variety Petit Rouge) made by Costantino Charrere at his estate, Les Cretes, in Valle d’Aosta. The wine has a cherry and cranberry nose is medium bodied with red fruit, crisp acid and velvety tannins on the palate. It would be paired with salami, vegetables and cereal based soups, young cheeses, fondue and red and white roasted meat. It is not clear whether this variety is any relation to the teinturier grapes such as Alicante Bouschet, or whether it is an indigenous variety of little-known provenance.