The Cave des Rois of Valais

Cave des Rois
The winery offers 33 different wines
3.7
Note - 1Note - 1Note - 1Note - 0.5Note - 0
Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 589 of the estates of Valais.
It is located in Valais

The Cave des Rois is one of the best wineries to follow in Valais.. It offers 33 wines for sale in of Valais to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Cave des Rois wines

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

The top red wines of Cave des Rois

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Cave des Rois

How Cave des Rois wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef marengo "my mom" style, baekenofe (alsatian meat stew) or salmon and goat cheese quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Cave des Rois

On the nose the red wine of Cave des Rois. often reveals types of flavors of spices, red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Cave des Rois. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Cave des Rois

  • 2015With an average score of 3.98/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.73/5

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

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

Discovering the wine region of Valais

Switzerland's largest vineyard, capital of native grapes. Straight, precise alpine whites: light, floral Chasselas (Fendant), signature Petite Arvine with saline, grapefruit and rhubarb notes, rich, apricoty Amigne, mineral Humagne Blanche. Altitude reds: fine Pinot Noir, crisp Gamay, native Cornalin and Humagne Rouge, spicy and deep. Highly precise alpine age-worthy wines.

5,259 ha on sunny Rhône terraces (Martigny to Loèche, 120 km), dry alpine climate.

The top white wines of Cave des Rois

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Cave des Rois

How Cave des Rois wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of pulled pork (us pulled pork ), baeckeoffe with fish or zucchini quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Cave des Rois

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

The best vintages in the white wines of Cave des Rois

  • 0With an average score of 3.52/5

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

  • Chasselas
  • Petite Arvine
  • Chardonnay
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Viognier

Discover the grape variety: Diolinoir

Deeply coloured, structured reds with a dense purple robe, smooth tannins and fresh acidity, with aromas of blackcurrant, blackberry, black cherry, soft spice and floral notes. Round palate, fruity finish. Vinified as single varietal and in modern red blends in French-speaking Switzerland (Valais, Vaud, Geneva), contributing colour and structure to contemporary cuvées. Swiss variety created in 1970 at the Pully station, a red cross of Diolly × Pinot Noir.

The top sparkling wines of Cave des Rois

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Cave des Rois

How Cave des Rois wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of pljeskavica (balkan hamburger), ollada (catalonia) or rabbit socks in gibelotte.

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Cave des Rois.

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Noir

The word of the wine: Wine library

Cellar in which are kept bottles that retrace the history of a domain, a vintage, an exceptional wine, etc., and which constitute a collection. It is also said of a place that offers a very wide choice of wines served by the glass. The oenotheques are more and more widespread in the living rooms opened to the public.

The top pink wines of Cave des Rois

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Cave des Rois

How Cave des Rois wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of veal paupiettes à la bourguignonne, pan-fried black pudding with apples or rabbit with homemade mustard.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Cave des Rois

  • 0With an average score of 3.60/5

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

  • Pinot Noir

Discover the grape variety: Gamaret

Structured, colourful reds with a dense purple robe and firm tannins, featuring aromas of blackcurrant, blackberry, black cherry, spices and peppery notes. Fresh acidity, good performance in oak ageing. Made as a single-variety ageing wine and in many premium Swiss blends with Garanoir, Gamay and Pinot Noir. Star of modern reds from Vaud, Geneva and Valais. A Gamay × Reichensteiner cross created in 1970 at the Pully research station (Switzerland).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Cave des Rois

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 Cave des Rois.

Discover the grape variety: Viognier

Opulent, heady whites, rich and silky, with intense aromas of apricot, yellow peach, mango, violet, honeysuckle and musky, honeyed notes. Discreet acidity, creamy finish. Star of Condrieu AOC and Château-Grillet AOC, co-vinified in Côte-Rôtie with Syrah (up to 20%). Widely exported to California (Central Coast), Australia (Eden Valley) and Languedoc. A Rhône variety.