Top 100 wines of Valais - Page 6

Discover the top 100 best wines of Valais as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the 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: Petite Arvine

Structured, aromatic dry and sweet whites with a pale golden color, ample palate and preserved acidity, with signature aromas of citrus (grapefruit), rhubarb, white flowers (wisteria), exotic fruits (passion fruit) and characteristic saline notes on the finish. Fine cellaring potential, dry and late-harvest styles. Star of great Valais whites (Vétroz, Sion, Fully, Chamoson). Swiss indigenous variety from the Valais.

Food and wine pairing with a wine of Valais

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 veal tagine with peas, pulled pork (us pulled pork ) or stuffed cabbage leaves.

Organoleptic analysis of wine of Valais

On the nose in the region of Valais often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit. In the mouth in the region of Valais is a with a nice freshness.