ARTISAN EUROPEAN WINE SPECIALISTS,
DELIVERING AUSTRALIA.

From Nebbiolo in Barolo, Valtellina & Alto Piemonte to Grenache in Rioja,
Languedoc & Roussillon — unique bottles from the finest small growers across Italy, Spain and France.

Cave Mont Blanc produces some of Italy's best white wines — and some of the most extreme. Founded in 1983 to recover and protect abandoned vineyards at the foot of Mont Blanc, the cooperative brings together around 80 tiny artisan growers who collectively farm 18 hectares of terraced vines at elevations of up to 1,200 metres above sea level — among the highest vineyards in Europe. The variety they grow is Prié Blanc, Valle d'Aosta's ancient indigenous white grape, documented in written records as far back as 1691 and trained to squat pergolas on terraces that cling to the mountainside in the shadow of the Alps. What makes these vineyards truly remarkable is that they have never been grafted. The altitude — and the extreme cold — protected the vines from the phylloxera louse that destroyed most of Europe's vineyards in the late 19th century. These are original, ungrafted pre-phylloxera vines – a rarity in modern wine. The wines are a direct expression of their extraordinary terroir. The Blanc de Morgex et la Salle — dry, still, raised in stainless steel on indigenous yeasts — is among Italy's finest light whites: crystalline, mineral, with mountain herbs, green apple, citrus and a refreshing Alpine freshness that is unlike anything produced at lower altitudes. At 93 points, Ian D'Agata of Terroir Sense described it as "lovely wine that will blow your socks off." The sparkling wines are equally compelling. The traditional method wines are unique, and amongst Italy's best sparkling, capable of rivalling Champagne. And the Vin de Glace — an ice wine made from Prié Blanc harvested in the depths of winter, in tiny quantities — is a rare treasure. These are wines we insist that you seek out – there is nothing else like them in Australia. 

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