The Winery Charles Bonvin of Valais

Winery Charles Bonvin
The winery offers 73 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 6 of the estates of Valais.
It is located in Valais

The Winery Charles Bonvin is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 73 wines for sale in of Valais to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Charles Bonvin wines

Looking for the best Winery Charles Bonvin wines in Valais among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Charles Bonvin wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Charles Bonvin wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Charles Bonvin

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Charles Bonvin

How Winery Charles Bonvin wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of savoyard matafans, chiche kebab in armenian or fillet of venison.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Charles Bonvin

On the nose the red wine of Winery Charles Bonvin. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or blackberry and sometimes also flavors of minerality, leather or chocolate. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Charles Bonvin. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Charles Bonvin

  • 2014With an average score of 4.08/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.06/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.06/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.99/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.98/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Charles Bonvin.

  • Pinot Noir
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cornalin
  • Gamay
  • Merlot
  • Diolinoir

Discovering 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.

The Valais Terroir is one of the world's most dramatic. The valley benefits from its sheltered position below the high alpine peaks, with the most obvious bonus being the fohn wind, which keeps the area unusually Warm and Dry considering its altitude (most vines grow here at between 460 and 760m - 1500-2500ft). The fohn effect is also enjoyed by Ticino, although there, mountain weather systems bring sporadic, heavy rainfall. Vertiginous alpine topography also gives the vines in Valais the advantage of emphasized vineyard orientation and many are planted on steep gradients of up to 90% (42 degrees).

This steepness, although making it markedly harder to manage and harvest the vines, brings the significant benefits of excellent drainage and increased exposure to sunlight. Production is centered around the towns and villages that run aLong the 50km (30 mile) section of the valley from Martigny in the southwest to Leuk, northeast. It is not unusual to see labels mention both variety and town, such as "Amigne de Vétroz" or "Fendant de Sion". This commune-based labelling convention is a reasonably widespread Swiss quirk as most appellations in the country follow broad, cantonal boundaries yet allow the name of the commune (sometimes even cadastral names and "lieu-dits") on the label.

The top white wines of Winery Charles Bonvin

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Charles Bonvin

How Winery Charles Bonvin wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of poultry, lean fish or mild and soft cheese such as recipes of potjevleesch, blanquette with 2 fish and seafood or quiche without eggs.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Charles Bonvin

On the nose the white wine of Winery Charles Bonvin. often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, tropical or citrus and sometimes also flavors of minerality, stone or honey. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Charles Bonvin. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Charles Bonvin

  • 2019With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.89/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.85/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.81/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.78/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Charles Bonvin.

  • Petite Arvine
  • Amigne
  • Chasselas
  • Johannisberg
  • Chardonnay
  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Chasselas

Chasselas rosé is a grape variety that originated in France. It produces a variety of grape used to make wine. However, it can also be found eating on our tables! This variety of vine is characterized by medium-sized bunches and medium-sized grapes. Chasselas rosé can be found in several vineyards: Alsace, South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Rhone Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

The top sweet wines of Winery Charles Bonvin

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Charles Bonvin

How Winery Charles Bonvin wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of eggs in meurette, tuna and mozzarella pie or yellow risotto with mussels.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Charles Bonvin

  • 2016With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 0With an average score of 4.20/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Charles Bonvin.

  • Muscat Blanc
  • Riesling
  • Silvaner
  • Johannisberg

The word of the wine: Size

Cutting of shoots to regulate and balance the growth of the vine in order to control productivity.

The top pink wines of Winery Charles Bonvin

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Charles Bonvin

How Winery Charles Bonvin wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of roast veal with chanterelles and cream, old-fashioned pork roll or autumn duck aiguillette.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Charles Bonvin

  • 0With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Charles Bonvin.

  • Pinot Noir

Discover the grape variety: Diolinoir

Intraspecific cross between robin noir and pinot noir obtained in 1970 by André Jacquinet of the Swiss Federal Research Station Agroscope Changins-Wadenswil (Switzerland).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Charles Bonvin

Planning a wine route in the of Valais? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Charles Bonvin.

Discover the grape variety: Humagne rouge

It is a variety of Valle d'Aosta origin and, like Arvine, it is also found in Italy. In the past, it was cultivated in Savoy and registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties, list B, under the name of red humagne, but it is not related to white humagne. According to recent genetic analyses, the Swiss variety Cornalin du Valais is its father and Rèze its grandmother. It is also the grandson of the petit rouge d' Aoste.