Winery Defayes et Crettenand - Corail Rosé de Spécialites Rouges

Winery Defayes et CrettenandCorail Rosé de Spécialites Rouges

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Corail Rosé de Spécialites Rouges of Winery Defayes et Crettenand is a pink wine from the region of Leytron of Valais.
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Humagne rouge and the Pinot noir.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.

Details and technical informations about Winery Defayes et Crettenand's Corail Rosé de Spécialites Rouges.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

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.

Informations about the Winery Defayes et Crettenand

The winery offers 14 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Leytron in the region of Valais

The Winery Defayes et Crettenand is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 14 wines for sale in the of Leytron to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Valais
In the top 6500 of of Switzerland wines
In the top 2500 of of Leytron wines
In the top 20000 of pink wines
In the top 450000 wines of the world

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.


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.

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The word of the wine: Carpentry

A powerful red wine with a dense, rich body and a tight tannic structure.

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