Winery La MadeleinePinot Noir de Vétroz Balavaud Grand Cru

The wine region of Balavaud

The wine region of Balavaud is located in the region of Valais of Switzerland. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Jean-René Germanier or the Domaine Jean-René Germanier produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Balavaud are Pinot noir, Amigne and Chasselas, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Balavaud often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or earth and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, spices or 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.