Chambave (French: [ʃɑ̃bav] ⓘ; Valdôtain: Tschambava or Tsambava; Issime Walser: Tschambuvu) is a town and comune in the Aosta Valley region of northwestern Italy.
The communal territory is crossed by the Dora Baltea (French: Doire baltée).
Wine
Growers in Chambave produce several Italian wines under the Valle d’Aosta DOC including a rosso, sweet wine Muscat and a straw wine.[3]
- Chambave rouge – Must contain a minimum of 60% Petit Rouge with Dolcetto, Gamay and Pinot noir making up the rest of the blend. Beyond the Vallée d’Aoste DOC requirement, grapes destined for Chambave rouge must be harvested to a more limited maximum yield of 10 tonnes/ha and be fermented to a minimum 11% alcohol with the six months of aging taking place in wood (usually oak) barrels.
- Muscat de Chambave – Sweet white made from the Muscat de Chambave grape. Harvested to a maximum yield of 10 tonnes/ha and fermented to a minimum alcohol level of 11% with three months aging in wood.
- Muscat de Chambave flétri – Straw wine produced from Muscat de Chambave grapes that have been left to dry into raisins and then fermented to a minimum alcohol level of 16.5% with two years of aging in wood.
Twin towns – sister cities
Chambave is twinned with:
Saint-Laurent-de-Mure, France
References
- ^ “Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011”. Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ “Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018”. Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ P. Saunders Wine Label Language pp. 211-212 Firefly Books 2004 ISBN 1-55297-720-X
