Winery Defayes et CrettenandMuscat
White wine
This wine generally goes well with spicy food and sweet desserts.
Food and wine pairings with Muscat
Pairings that work perfectly with Muscat
Original food and wine pairings with Muscat
The Muscat of Winery Defayes et Crettenand matches generally quite well with dishes of spicy food or sweet desserts such as recipes of mahi mahi curry with coconut milk or rice with milk.
Details and technical informations about Winery Defayes et Crettenand's Muscat.
Discover the grape variety: Bachet
Bachet noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Aube). 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 grapes of small size. Bachet noir can be found cultivated in these vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Muscat from Winery Defayes et Crettenand are 0
Informations about the Winery Defayes et Crettenand
The Winery Defayes et Crettenand is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 14 wines for sale in the of Leytron to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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.
The word of the wine: Confit
Said of red wines that offer a very ripe nose of red and black fruits reminiscent of jam. On the palate, these aromas are dominant, the wine is very fleshy and round, and leaves an impression of sweetness on the finish that weighs it down.
