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 burger roll, doner kebab or prime rib with chervil butter.

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, vegetal or tropical fruit and sometimes also flavors of dried fruit, floral or black fruit. 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 kefta, fish casserole with small vegetables, chives and paprika or pizza tartiflette.

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: Petite Arvine

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 old-fashioned pork roll, lasagne with two salmons or pasta with scampi.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Charles Bonvin

  • 2016With 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: Dry extract

Non-liquid constituents of wine.

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 stuffed squid in the sétoise sauce, turkey roulades, flavoured sauce or rabbit with marengo sauce.

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

  • Pinot Noir

Discover the grape variety: Marsanne

Marsanne is a white grape variety that originated in Montélimar in the Drôme, several centuries ago. Marsanne is also found in Cassis, Savoie, Languedoc-Roussillon and Saint-Péray in the Ardèche, where it produces remarkable sparkling wines. The warm, sunny climate of the Rhone Valley, Languedoc-Roussillon and Provence, as well as the dry, stony soil, are ideal conditions for its development. Its bunches are quite large and provide small, juicy berries that are sensitive to grey rot and strong winds. These two grape varieties complement each other perfectly: together they give light wines with little acidity, aromas of yellow fruit, white fruit and flowers with notes of honey and liquorice. This is for example what the appellations Saint-Péray, Hermitage, Crozes-Hermitage, Saint-Joseph, Côtes-du-Vallée du Rhône, Corbières, or Cassis express... which represent about 700 hectares.

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: Riesling

White Riesling is a grape variety that originated in France (Alsace). It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Riesling can be found in many vineyards: Alsace, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Lorraine, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, South West.

News about Winery Charles Bonvin and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Dry extract

Non-liquid constituents of wine.