The Winery Caloz of Valais

Winery Caloz - La Tsapouige Johannisberg
The winery offers 38 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 246 of the estates of Valais.
It is located in Valais

The Winery Caloz is one of the best wineries to follow in Valais.. It offers 38 wines for sale in of Valais to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Caloz wines

Looking for the best Winery Caloz wines in Valais among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Caloz 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 Caloz wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Caloz

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Caloz

How Winery Caloz wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of spinach, smoked salmon and ricotta lasagne, scallops with coconut cream or chicken nuggets with cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Caloz

On the nose the white wine of Winery Caloz. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Caloz. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Caloz

  • 2013With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.96/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.94/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.89/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.89/5

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

  • Johannisberg
  • Chardonnay
  • Chasselas
  • Muscat Blanc
  • Pinot Gris
  • Savagnin

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 red wines of Winery Caloz

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Caloz

How Winery Caloz wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of mexican beef tacos, flights in the wind à la provençale or roast wild boar with beer.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Caloz

On the nose the red wine of Winery Caloz. often reveals types of flavors of earth, red fruit or non oak and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Caloz. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Caloz

  • 2013With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.92/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.79/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.70/5

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

  • Pinot Noir
  • Diolinoir
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Gamay
  • Humagne Rouge
  • Cabernet Franc

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

The top pink wines of Winery Caloz

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Caloz

How Winery Caloz wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of blanquette of veal, suckling pig leg in the oven or duck breast with honey.

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

  • Pinot Noir

The word of the wine: Dry

Champagne with between 17 and 35 grams of sugar (see dosage liqueur).

The top sparkling wines of Winery Caloz

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Caloz

How Winery Caloz wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of homemade pork curry, smoked salmon pasta gratin or quiche with leeks and fresh salmon from flo.

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Caloz.

  • Chardonnay

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Caloz

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 Caloz.

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.

News about Winery Caloz and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Dry

Champagne with between 17 and 35 grams of sugar (see dosage liqueur).