Ottin Fumin 2022

Product Info

This is a native Valdostan grape variety widely grown in the upper and central parts of the valley. First recordings of this variety date back to 1711, while it was later documented by Lorenzo Gatta around the first half of the 19th century. At that time, Fumin was described as being resistant to the cold and having excellent wine-making properties: tart, austere, deep in color.

Intense, full-bodied, rich in aromas and sharp edges, kindness and brusqueness. Albeit, this controversial wine carries flavours that go beyond any previously experienced. It has hints of marasca cherry, blackberries and blackcurrants followed by chocolate and cigar boxes. 

At just 23 years old, Elio Ottin transformed rough, steep terrain with coarse-grained soil between Quart and Saint-Christophe into thriving vineyards that now yield some of the Aosta Valley’s finest high-altitude wines.

The entire winery runs on renewable mountain resources — stream water, solar energy, and biomass — while the vineyards are fertilized solely with manure from Ottin’s own cattle, completing a fully self-sustaining ecosystem rooted in his history and values.