Winery Benoît DorsazClos Follatères Gamay de Fully

Red wine of Fully of Valais of Switzerland

3.4

(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)

Tasters generally liked this wine.

The Clos Follatères Gamay de Fully of Winery Benoît Dorsaz is a red wine from the region of Fully of Valais.
This wine generally goes well with beef

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The Clos Follatères Gamay de Fully of Winery Benoît Dorsaz matches generally quite well with dishes of beef such as recipes of pastasciutta (corsica).

Discover the grape variety: Gamay noir

Gamay is a Burgundian grape variety that has existed since the 14th century. For fear of competition with the pinot noir of Burgundy, gamay was finally uprooted and planted in the Beaujolais region, from Mâcon to Lyon. These siliceous and granitic soils suit it perfectly, and it gives its best here. But it is also planted all over France, such as in Lorraine, in the Loire Valley, in Bugey, in Savoie and in Auvergne. Gamay is early and very productive and needs to be limited so that quality prevails over quantity. Short winter pruning of the shoots and high density of vines per hectare are the methods that allow it to produce very fruity, fresh and greedy red wines. Gamay is also very popular in red wine futures, and produces wines from the Beaujolais region with very interesting character and ageing potential. The AOCs Crémant-de-Bourgogne, Mâcon, Anjou, Touraine, Rosé de vallée de la Loire, Côtes-d'Auvergne, Saint-Pourçain, Bugey, Gaillac, Côtes du Luberon... and many vins de pays are proud of it. Today, about 36,000 hectares of Gamay are cultivated in France, including 22,000 hectares in Beaujolais.

Informations about the Winery Benoît Dorsaz

The winery offers 19 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.

It is in the top 15 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Fully in the region of Valais

The Winery Benoît Dorsaz is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 22 wines for sale in the of Fully to come and discover on site or to buy online.

The wine region of Fully

The wine region of Fully is located in the region of Valais of Switzerland. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Chappaz or the Domaine Chappaz produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Fully are Gamay noir, Chasselas and Pinot noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Fully often reveals types of flavors of blackberry, honey or lime and sometimes also flavors of tropical fruit, dried fruit or dried apricot.

The wine region of Valais

The Valais is the largest wine region and appellation in Switzerland, responsible for around one third of the country's total wine production. The main Vineyard area covers the southeast-facing slopes of the dramatic Rhône river valley as the glacial waters run southwest between Leuk (Loeche in French) and Fully. The river changes direction at Martigny and then runs northwest to exit the valley and empty into Lac Léman (Lake Geneva). Vineyard area here comes to around 4,800 hectares (11,800 acres) and is generally located on (often steep) slopes and terraces between the flat, fertile, Heavy soils at the bottom of the valley - often given over to fruit production, industry and urban development - and the bare rock of the mountainside that towers above.

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