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Prie Blanc

Prie Blanc wine guide: what this white grape tastes like, where it comes from, the regions that grow it, and what to eat with it.

Colour
White
Body
Light
Origin
Italy
Top region
Valle d'Aosta
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Key regions
3
Pairings
3
Synonyms

Prie Blanc is a white grape variety, with its roots in Valle d’Aosta, Italy.

The wines show light body, no tannin, high acidity, dry and medium alcohol.

The tasting note runs to mountain herbs, minerality, floral and herbal.

It is planted most seriously in Valle d’Aosta and Valais.

In the vineyard it is marked by early ripening and a preference for mountainous.

On other labels it goes by Blanc de Valdigne, Prié and Blanc de Morgex et de la Salle.

At the table it suits gnocchi with mountain herbs, lemon sole with asparagus and broad bean and goats’ cheese salad.

The structure.

Body
Light
Tannin
None
Acidity
High
Sweetness
Dry
Alcohol
Medium
Flavours
mountain herbsminerality
Aromas
floralherbal
Styles
drystillsweetsparkling

Where it grows.

Food pairings.

01 Gnocchi with mountain herbs
02 Lemon sole with asparagus
03 Broad bean and goats' cheese salad

Also labelled.

Blanc de Valdigne, Prié, Blanc de Morgex et de la Salle.

Bottles to look for.

  • Cave Mont Blanc de Morgex et de la Salle '1187' Spumante, Aosta Valley, Italy
  • Cave Mont Blanc de Morgex et de la Salle 'Affinato in Miniera', Aosta Valley, Italy
  • Cave Mont Blanc de Morgex et de la Salle 'Blanc de Morgex et de la Salle', Aosta Valley, Italy
  • Cave Mont Blanc de Morgex et de la Salle 'Cave Mont Blanc' Vallee d'Aosta, Aosta Valley, Italy
  • Cave Mont Blanc de Morgex et de la Salle 'Chaudelune' Vin de Glace, Aosta Valley, Italy
  • Cave Mont Blanc de Morgex et de la Salle 'Cuvee des Guides' Spumante Valle d'Aosta, Aosta Valley, Italy
  • Cave Mont Blanc de Morgex et de la Salle 'Cuvee du Prince' Spumante Valle d'Aosta, Aosta Valley, Italy
  • Cave Mont Blanc de Morgex et de la Salle 'Glacier' Spumante Pas Dose, Aosta Valley, Italy

Prie Blanc: common questions

01.
What does Prie Blanc taste like?
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Prie Blanc tastes of mountain herbs, minerality, floral and herbal. The wines show light body, no tannin, high acidity, dry and medium alcohol.
02.
Where is Prie Blanc from?
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Prie Blanc originates in Valle d'Aosta, Italy.
03.
Where is Prie Blanc grown?
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The key regions for Prie Blanc are Valle d'Aosta and Valais.
04.
What food pairs with Prie Blanc?
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Pour it with gnocchi with mountain herbs, lemon sole with asparagus and broad bean and goats' cheese salad.
05.
What else is Prie Blanc called?
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Prie Blanc is also labelled Blanc de Valdigne, Prié and Blanc de Morgex et de la Salle.

Keep going: the A to Z grape index, or the wine regions of Italy.

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