The Winery Gérald Besse of Martigny of Valais

Winery Gérald Besse
The winery offers 33 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 1 of the estates of Valais.
It is located in Martigny in the region of Valais

The Winery Gérald Besse is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 33 wines for sale in of Martigny to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Gérald Besse wines

Looking for the best Winery Gérald Besse wines in Martigny among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Gérald Besse 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 Winery Gérald Besse wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Gérald Besse

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Gérald Besse

How Winery Gérald Besse wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of poultry, game (deer, venison) or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of savoyard pizza (cream base), roast wild boar with beer or chicken gaston gérard style.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Gérald Besse

On the nose the red wine of Winery Gérald Besse. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Gérald Besse. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Gérald Besse

  • 2020With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.91/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.84/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.83/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.81/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Gérald Besse.

  • Gamay
  • Cornalin
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Pinot Noir
  • Merlot
  • Diolinoir

Discovering the wine region of Martigny

The wine region of Martigny is located in the region of Valais of Switzerland. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Gérald Besse or the Domaine Gérald Besse produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Martigny are Gamay noir, Chasselas and Pinot noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Martigny often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit or citrus.

In the mouth of Martigny is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 5 estates and châteaux in the of Martigny, producing 28 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Martigny go well with generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian.

The top white wines of Winery Gérald Besse

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Gérald Besse

How Winery Gérald Besse wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of vegetarian, poultry or mushrooms such as recipes of quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese, chicken fajitas or beef tenderloin wellington.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Gérald Besse

On the nose the white wine of Winery Gérald Besse. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, peach or honey and sometimes also flavors of rhubarb, non oak or earth. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Gérald Besse. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Gérald Besse

  • 2019With an average score of 4.04/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.01/5
  • 2020With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.88/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.87/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.86/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Gérald Besse.

  • Chasselas
  • Petite Arvine
  • Johannisberg
  • Riesling

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

The top pink wines of Winery Gérald Besse

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Gérald Besse

How Winery Gérald Besse wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of mouse of lamb with thyme, veal saltimbocca or candied gizzards.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Gérald Besse

  • 0With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Gérald Besse.

  • Pinot Noir
  • Gamay

The word of the wine: Unbalanced

Said of a wine whose different elements are not perceived in a harmonious and pleasant way. This is not necessarily a defect, it can be a wine that is too young and not yet blended.

The top sweet wines of Winery Gérald Besse

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Gérald Besse

How Winery Gérald Besse wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) such as recipes of rice with sausage meat and tomatoes, shrimp and zucchini with curry and coconut milk or gratin dauphinois with smoked salmon.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Winery Gérald Besse

On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Gérald Besse. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or citrus fruit.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Gérald Besse

  • 2011With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.14/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.12/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.06/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.05/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Gérald Besse.

  • Marsanne
  • Malvasia
  • Petite Arvine
  • Sauvignon Blanc

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).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Gérald Besse

Planning a wine route in the of Martigny? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Gérald Besse.

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.