The Château Constellation of Sion of Valais

Château Constellation - Fendant
The winery offers 20 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is ranked in the top 11 of the estates of Valais.
It is located in Sion in the region of Valais

The Château Constellation is one of the world's great estates. It offers 20 wines for sale in of Sion to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Constellation wines

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

The top white wines of Château Constellation

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château Constellation

How Château Constellation wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of poultry, lean fish or mild and soft cheese such as recipes of violet omelette, hake with small shrimps for cookeo or turkey cutlets with feta and cherry tomatoes.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Château Constellation

On the nose the white wine of Château Constellation. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, pear or elderflower and sometimes also flavors of microbio, oak or tree fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Château Constellation. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Château Constellation

  • 2015With an average score of 3.48/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.10/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château Constellation.

  • Petite Arvine
  • Savagnin
  • Johannisberg
  • Chasselas
  • Muscat Blanc
  • Sauvignon Blanc

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 red wines of Château Constellation

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Constellation

How Château Constellation wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of navarin of the sea da gigi, oriental lamb skewers or endives with ham (improved).

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Constellation

  • 2017With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.56/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Constellation.

  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cornalin
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Diolinoir

Discover the grape variety: Diolinoir

Intraspecific cross between robin noir and pinot noir obtained in 1970 by André Jacquinet of the Swiss Federal Research Station Agroscope Changins-Wadenswil (Switzerland).

The top sparkling wines of Château Constellation

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Château Constellation

How Château Constellation wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of sauté of veal with olives (corsica), grilled tuna with mediterranean marinade or tuna, pepper and tomato quiche.

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Château Constellation.

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Noir
  • Moscato

The word of the wine: Traditional method

Also known as the Champagne method, this is the elaboration of sparkling wines according to the second fermentation method in the bottle.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Constellation

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 Château Constellation.

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.

News about Château Constellation and wines from the region

EU grants member states the right to use resistant hybrid varieties in appellation wines

Following a recent modification of EU rules, member states are now allowed to employ resistant varieties in the production of wines with protected denominations of origin (PDO). The decision, published last week in the Official Journal of the European Union, is part of a wider revision of previous regulations that established common quality schemes, organisation of the market, definitions, descriptions, presentations, and labelling of European agricultural products and foodstuffs. Before the ann ...

Kylie Minogue launches her wine range in the US

The ‘Spinning Around’ singer launched the wines on her birthday in 2020 as part of a collaboration with London-based Benchmark Drinks. The firm, founded by former Accolade Wines chief executive Paul Schaafsma, specialises in celebrity partnerships. It has also launched wines in tandem with Sarah Jessica Parker, Ian Botham and Graham Norton. Yet the Kylie Minogue range has been one of the star performers, selling 3.5 million bottles in the UK and a further 1.5 million bottles in 15 international ...

Fine wine demand slows as recession fears mount, says Liv-ex

Rampant inflation, the global fuel crisis, recession fears and fiscal tightening from central banks have caused equities and bonds to tank over the past few months. Fine wine has significantly outperformed global equities and most commodities, but market momentum has been ‘much more subdued’ in the second quarter of 2022, said Liv-ex, a global marketplace for the trade. The Liv-ex 1000 – which tracks the performance of 1,000 leading fine wines – increased by 3.6% year-on-year in ster ...

The word of the wine: Traditional method

Also known as the Champagne method, this is the elaboration of sparkling wines according to the second fermentation method in the bottle.