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 3.8.
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 chicken chawarma, pheasant casserole with cabbage or quinoa parmentier and pumpkin purée.

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

  • 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
  • 2011With an average score of 3.80/5

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 ham and comté quiche, traditional buckwheat pancake dough or quenelle with bechamel sauce and mushroom.

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: Malvasia

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 roast veal in the oven, spaghetti carbonara or venison leg with tomato sauce.

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

  • Pinot Noir
  • Gamay

The word of the wine: Carbonic maceration

Fermentation of whole grapes in a carbon dioxide-saturated atmosphere. This type of fermentation produces very aromatic and flattering wines.

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 pizza calzone with ham and mushrooms, mussels carbonara or salmon and leek gratin.

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: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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 to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

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: 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.

News about Winery Gérald Besse and wines from the region

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Montbellet

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Montbellet, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are availablein French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneW ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Prissé

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Prissé, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWine ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Serrières

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Serrières, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneW ...

The word of the wine: Carbonic maceration

Fermentation of whole grapes in a carbon dioxide-saturated atmosphere. This type of fermentation produces very aromatic and flattering wines.