The Cave le Bosset of Leytron of Valais

Cave le Bosset
The winery offers 24 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 1 of the estates of Valais.
It is located in Leytron in the region of Valais

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

Top Cave le Bosset wines

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

The top red wines of Cave le Bosset

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Cave le Bosset

How Cave le Bosset wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of beef tongue with pickle sauce, moussaka with spices or express chicken skewers with spices.

The best vintages in the red wines of Cave le Bosset

  • 2014With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.40/5

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

  • Pinot Noir
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Humagne Rouge
  • Diolinoir
  • Gamay
  • Gamaret

Discovering the wine region of Leytron

The wine region of Leytron is located in the region of Valais of Switzerland. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Gilbert Devayes or the Domaine Defayes et Crettenand produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Leytron are Pinot noir, Humagne rouge and Diolinoir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Leytron often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of black fruit.

In the mouth of Leytron is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 13 estates and châteaux in the of Leytron, producing 77 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Leytron go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

The top white wines of Cave le Bosset

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Cave le Bosset

How Cave le Bosset wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of country-style snow peas, spaghetti with squid ink (italy) or couscous chicken and merguez.

The best vintages in the white wines of Cave le Bosset

  • 2014With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.95/5

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

  • Marsanne
  • Petite Arvine
  • Humagne Blanche
  • Johannisberg
  • Muscat Blanc
  • Chardonnay

Discover the grape variety: Gamaret

Gamaret noir is a grape variety that originated in Switzerland. 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 vine is characterized by medium-sized bunches, and grapes of medium size. Gamaret noir can be found in many vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Languedoc & Roussillon.

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Discover the grape variety: White muscat

White muscat is a white grape variety of Greek origin. Present in several Mediterranean vineyards, it has several synonyms such as muscat de Die, muscat blanc and frontignac. In France, it occupies a little less than 7,000 ha out of a total of 45,000 ha worldwide. Its young shoots are downy. Its youngest leaves are shiny, bronzed and scabrous. The berries and bunches of this variety are all medium-sized. The flesh of the berries is juicy, sweet and firm. Muscat à petits grains has a second ripening period and buds early in the year. It is moderately vigorous and must be pruned short. It likes poor, stony slopes. This variety is often exposed to spring frosts. It fears mildew, wasps, grape worms, court-noué, grey rot and powdery mildew. Muscat à petits grains is used to make rosé wines and dry white wines. Orange, brown sugar, barley sugar and raisins are the known aromas of these wines.