The Cave Clavien of Sion of Valais

Cave Clavien - Cabernet Sauvignon
The winery offers 24 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 3 of the estates of Valais.
It is located in Sion in the region of Valais

The Cave Clavien is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 24 wines for sale in of Sion to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Cave Clavien wines

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

The top red wines of Cave Clavien

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Cave Clavien

How Cave Clavien wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of roast beef in a crust (onions & mustard), moroccan lamb stew or express chicken skewers with spices.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Cave Clavien

In the mouth the red wine of Cave Clavien. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Cave Clavien

  • 2014With an average score of 3.99/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.94/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.53/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.46/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Cave Clavien.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Pinot Noir
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Gamay
  • Cornalin

Discovering the wine region of Sion

The wine region of Sion is located in the region of Valais of Switzerland. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Les Fils de Charles Favre or the Domaine Les Fils de Charles Favre produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Sion are Pinot noir, Chasselas and Gamay noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Sion often reveals types of flavors of game, red currant or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of cassis, cranberry or dried fruit.

In the mouth of Sion is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 23 estates and châteaux in the of Sion, producing 87 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Sion go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

The top white wines of Cave Clavien

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Cave Clavien

How Cave Clavien wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of pork stew with bacon and cream, bacalhau com natas or light tuna-tomato quiche (without cream).

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Cave Clavien

In the mouth the white wine of Cave Clavien. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Cave Clavien

  • 2015With an average score of 3.82/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.74/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.64/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.51/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Cave Clavien.

  • Chardonnay
  • Chasselas
  • Johannisberg
  • Savagnin
  • Petite Arvine
  • Pinot Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. 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 Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

The top pink wines of Cave Clavien

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Cave Clavien

How Cave Clavien wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or pork such as recipes of beef with cider, aiguillette of duck with honey or blue cord.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Cave Clavien.

  • Pinot Noir
  • Gamay

The word of the wine: Grape variety

A type of vine plant and, by extension, the term used to designate the grapes that come from it. The term "table grape" is used to designate the grapes used for consumption, whereas the term "grape variety" is used to designate the wine grapes used to make wine.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Cave Clavien

Planning a wine route in the of Sion? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Cave Clavien.

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 Cave Clavien and wines from the region

Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion launches new ‘Elements’ collection

The ambitious project named ‘Elements’ sees the launch of 1,000 meticulously handcrafted wooden presentation boxes each containing a different number and format of the estate’s wines. Taking inspiration from the shape of the cellars, designed by Philippe Starck and Luc Arsène-Henry and completed in 2016, these unique showcases house either two double magnums, three magnums or six bottles that have been specially preserved in the estate’s cellars – a detail marked by a gol ...

A silent story

Being notably peated, the inaugural chapter emerged in 2020, followed by Chapter Two in 2021, finished in a first fill Port pipe and refill Bourbon cask. The concluding sixth chapter is reserved for release in 2025, coinciding with the 200th anniversary of the foundation of the Old Midleton site, which operated from 1825 to 1975. ‘When it’s gone, it’s gone, which is sad in some ways, breaking the link to the old distillery,’ said Kevin O’Gorman, the Master Distiller and head of maturation of the ...

Cheval Blanc 2021 released en primeur: ‘an obvious buy’

Cheval Blanc 2021 was released en primeur this morning (19 May) at €390 per bottle ex-Bordeaux, up by around 3% on the 202o-vintage opening price last year. Liv-ex said the new release was still cheaper on the market than the well-regarded vintage trio of 2018, 2019 and 2020. UK merchants offered the 2021 wine at £4,740 (12x75cl in bond), it said. It marks another relatively early release for Cheval Blanc, with this year’s Bordeaux en primeur campaign just getting started. Cheval Blanc 202 ...

The word of the wine: Grape variety

A type of vine plant and, by extension, the term used to designate the grapes that come from it. The term "table grape" is used to designate the grapes used for consumption, whereas the term "grape variety" is used to designate the wine grapes used to make wine.