Red Grape · Aosta Valley
Prëmetta (Prié Rouge) is an indigenous red grape of Italy's Valle d'Aosta, grown mainly around Sarre and the central valley.
It produces pale, perfumed reds bottled under the Valle d'Aosta DOC subzone of the same name. Thin-skinned bunches yield a light, fragrant Alpine wine in the Aostan style.
Cherry
Raspberry
Strawberry
Violet
Iris
Almond
Serve
14–16°C
Decant
No
Glass
Burgundy Glass
Drink Within
2–3 days
Cellar
2–4 years
Prëmetta is the Valdostan name for Prié rouge, an indigenous red grape registered in the Italian National Catalogue under code 312. The variety is genetically distinct from Prié blanc, the high-altitude white of Morgex and La Salle, despite sharing the historic local term Prié. Documentation reaches back to the 1838 ampelographic work of L. F. Gatta on Valle d'Aosta vines and to the 1877 Catalogo dei vitigni of the Provincia di Torino.
Prëmetta is grown in a narrow strip of the central Aosta valley, with the heart of production around Sarre and small plantings in adjacent communes. It rarely travels beyond the regional border. Bunches are small and tightly packed, with thin, lightly pigmented berry skins; this morphology drives the wine's pale ruby colour and its restrained tannin.
In the glass, Prëmetta is light-bodied and aromatic, leaning on red-fruit notes of cherry and wild strawberry with a perfumed floral lift of violet and iris. The palate is bright and saline, with refreshing acidity and a slightly bitter-almond finish. The grape lends itself to early-drinking, lightly chilled reds; some Aostan producers also use it for rosato and, in a small share, for sparkling wine where its acidity supports a metodo classico base.
Prëmetta is bottled under the Valle d'Aosta DOC, both as part of the umbrella appellation and as a named varietal subzone. It sits alongside Petit Rouge, Cornalin, Fumin and Vien de Nus in the regional red-wine palette, and is one of the building blocks of Valdostan wine identity.
Prëmetta is grown almost exclusively in Italy's Valle d'Aosta, with the heart of production in the central valley around Sarre and a handful of neighbouring communes.
Yes. Prëmetta is the Valdostan name for Prié rouge, the variety's official entry in the Italian National Catalogue. The grape has no direct genetic relationship to Prié blanc despite the shared Prié name.
Prëmetta wines are pale ruby and light-bodied, with cherry and wild strawberry fruit, a perfumed lift of violet and iris, bright Alpine acidity and a slightly bitter-almond finish.
Prëmetta pairs with cool-mountain Aostan cooking: seupa à la valpellinense, carbonade valdostana, chestnut soups, alpine charcuterie and Fontina cheese.
Serve Prëmetta lightly chilled, around 14 to 16 degrees Celsius, to highlight its perfumed aromatics and bright acidity.
Yes. Prëmetta is bottled under the Valle d'Aosta DOC, both as part of the umbrella appellation and as a named varietal subzone alongside Petit Rouge, Fumin, Cornalin and Vien de Nus.
Prëmetta is built for early drinking. Most bottles are at their best within two to four years of the vintage, while their fruit and floral character is fresh.
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