Neyret

DOC wines

Neyret is one of the grape varieties allowed under the Valle d’Aosta DOC, appearing in both the standard red and rosé wines as well as several more specific bottlings. For the basic Rosso and rosé, the grapes are limited to a harvest yield of 12 tonnes per hectare, and the finished wine must reach at least 9.5% alcohol and be aged for a minimum of six months before it can be sold. In the communes of Arnad and Montjovet, Neyret can be blended into a wine that is at least 70% Nebbiolo, where it may make up no more than 30% of the mix alongside Dolcetto, Vien de Nus, Pinot noir, and Freisa. For these wines, the maximum yield is 8 tonnes per hectare, the wine must be aged for at least eight months, and it needs a minimum alcohol level of 11%. A Superiore version of this wine requires two years of aging and a minimum alcohol of 12%. In the commune of Donnas, also called Donnaz, Neyret is a minor blending grape, limited to a maximum of 15% of the blend along with Freisa and Vien de Nus in a Nebbiolo-based wine. Here the yield is capped at 7.5 tonnes per hectare, the wine must be aged for two years, and it must have at least 11% alcohol. Near the village of Arvier, Neyret can be part of the Petit Rouge-based Enfer d’Arvier wines, where it joins Gamay, Vien de Nus, Dolcetto, and Pinot noir, with these varieties collectively limited to 15% of the blend. In the Torrette sub-zone east of Arvier, Petit Rouge must make up at least 70% of the wine, and Neyret can be used at up to 30% along with Fumin, Pinot noir, Gamay, Vien de Nus, and Dolcetto. For Torrette, the harvest yield is limited to 10 tonnes per hectare, the wine must be aged in oak for at least six months, and it needs a minimum alcohol of 11%. The Superiore version of Torrette requires at least eight months of oak aging and a minimum alcohol of 12%.