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A bottle of Les Granges Nus 2014 and a glass of red wine.

Nus

Nus is a subzone of the Valle d'Aosta DOC with a Vien de Nus red and a Malvoisie white.

Denomination
Subzone of Valle d'Aosta DOC
The grapes
Red: Vien de Nus and Petit Rouge at least 70%, Vien de Nus at least 40%
Region
Aosta Valley

A village with its own grape

Vien de Nus, a local grape, takes its name from the village.

The red must hold at least 70% Vien de Nus and Petit Rouge together, with Vien de Nus at 40% or more. The white, Nus Malvoisie, is made from Pinot grigio and has a golden colour with amber glints. A sweet passito version, Nus Malvoisie Flétri, is made from dried grapes.

Aosta Valley

Nus and the hills around Aosta

The grape zone covers parts of Nus, Quart, Saint-Christophe and Aosta on the left bank of the Dora Baltea, and of Fénis on the right.

Aosta Valley wines

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