Top 100 white wines of Valais - Page 3
Discover the top 100 best white wines of Valais as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the white wines that are popular of Valais and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Discovering the wine region of Valais
Switzerland's largest vineyard, capital of native grapes. Straight, precise alpine whites: light, floral Chasselas (Fendant), signature Petite Arvine with saline, grapefruit and rhubarb notes, rich, apricoty Amigne, mineral Humagne Blanche. Altitude reds: fine Pinot Noir, crisp Gamay, native Cornalin and Humagne Rouge, spicy and deep. Highly precise alpine age-worthy wines.
5,259 ha on sunny Rhône terraces (Martigny to Loèche, 120 km), dry alpine climate.
Discover the grape variety: Charmont
Aromatic, structured dry whites with a pale golden robe, an ample palate and preserved acidity of refined white flowers (acacia, hawthorn), yellow fruits (peach, pear), citrus and mineral notes. An elegant profile between chasselas and chardonnay. Grown in French-speaking Switzerland for modern cuvées and identity blends. Swiss grape created in 1965 at Pully by André Jaquinet (chasselas × chardonnay).
Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Valais
white wines from the region of Valais go well with generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of roasted stuffed goose with mushroom sauce, tartiflette (from a real savoyard) or medallions of monkfish with citrus fruits.
Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Valais
On the nose in the region of Valais often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or tree fruit. In the mouth in the region of Valais is a with a nice freshness.
