Neyret is a red

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that is grown in the mountainous

Valle d'Aosta wine The Valle d'Aosta DOC (or Vallée d'Aoste DOC, in French) is an Italian '' denominazione di origine controllata'' located in the Aosta Valley of northwest Italy. Surrounded by the Alps, the Valle d'Aosta is home to the highest elevated viney ...

region of northwest Italy though most plantings are in the slightly less mountainous terrain of southeast

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bordering the Piedmont wine region.J. Robinson ''Jancis Robinson's Guide to Wine Grapes'' pg 128 Oxford University Press 1996

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has confirmed that the variety is a ''

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'' crossing of Mayolet and Roussin.

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DOC wines

Within the all encompassing ''

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'' (DOC) of the Valle d'Aosta region Neyret is a permitted variety in the standard red wine as well several specialized wine within the DOC. For the general Rosso and

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wine, Neyret grapes must be harvested at a yield no greater than 12

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with the finished wine attaining a minimum

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of at least 9.5% and be aged at least six months prior to release.P. Saunders ''Wine Label Language'' pp. 211-212 Firefly Books 2004 Wine produced in the communes of

Arnad Arnad ( frp, Arnà; Issime wae, Arnoal); is a town and ''comune'' in the Aosta Valley region of northwestern Italy. See also *Vallée d'Aoste Lard d'Arnad Vallée d’Aoste Lard d’Arnad (PDO) is a variety of '' lardo'' (a cured pork product ...

and Montjovet are permitted to include Neyret in their

Nebbiolo Nebbiolo (, ; pms, nebieul ) is an Italian red wine grape variety predominantly associated with its native Piedmont region, where it makes the '' Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita'' (DOCG) wines of Barolo, Barbaresco, Roero, ...

-based wine (minimum 70%) provided that Neyret doesn't exceed 30% of the blend along with

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and Freisa. These grapes are limited to a maximum harvest yield of 8 tonnes/ha with the finished wines being aged for at least eight months and having a minimum alcohol level of 11%. A separate ''Superiore'' bottling can also be produced with two years of aging and a minimum alcohol of 12%. In the commune of

Donnas Donnas ( Valdôtain: or ; Issime wae, Dunaz; pms, Donàs) is a town and ''comune'' in the Aosta Valley region of northwestern Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in South ...

(or Donnaz), Neyret is a minor blending component along with Freisa and Vien de Nus (maximum 15%) in the Nebbiolo-based wine of the region. Here grapes are limited to 7.5 tonnes/ha with the wines needing two years of aging and a minimum alcohol level of 11%. Around the village of Arvier, Neyret can be included, along with

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, Vien de Nus, Dolcetto and Pinot noir (up to 15% collectively) in the Petit Rouge based wines of ''Enfer d'Arvier''. The Torrette sub-zone located east of Arvier also produces a Petit Rouge-based wine (minimum 70%) that Neyret is permitted in (up to 30%) along with Fumin, Pinot noir, Gamay, Vien de Nus and Dolcetto. Like Arvier, these grapes are limited to a harvest yield of 10 tonnes/ha with the finished wine needing to spend at least six months aging in oak and attaining a minimum alcohol level of 11%. A ''Superiore'' bottling will be aged at least eight months in wood and reached a minimum alcohol level of 12%.

Synonyms

Over the years Neyret has been known under a variety of synonyms including Negret, Neiret, Neirette, Neret, Neret Gros, Neret Picciou, Neret Rare and Serre.

References

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