The Winery Les Fils Maye of Valais

Winery Les Fils Maye - Jean des Cr&ecirctes Petite Arvine
The winery offers 72 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 214 of the estates of Valais.
It is located in Valais

The Winery Les Fils Maye is one of the best wineries to follow in Valais.. It offers 72 wines for sale in of Valais to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Les Fils Maye wines

Looking for the best Winery Les Fils Maye wines in Valais among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Les Fils Maye 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 Les Fils Maye wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Les Fils Maye

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Les Fils Maye

How Winery Les Fils Maye wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of poultry, lean fish or mild and soft cheese such as recipes of the chicken with rice of the mother michèle, fish casserole with small vegetables, chives and paprika or cucumber pie.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Les Fils Maye

On the nose the white wine of Winery Les Fils Maye. often reveals types of flavors of cheese, microbio or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, earth. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Les Fils Maye. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Les Fils Maye

  • 2008With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2020With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.74/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.69/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.69/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.68/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Les Fils Maye.

  • Chasselas
  • Johannisberg
  • Petite Arvine
  • Chardonnay
  • Amigne
  • Traminer

Discovering 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 Valais Terroir is one of the world's most dramatic. The valley benefits from its sheltered position below the high alpine peaks, with the most obvious bonus being the fohn wind, which keeps the area unusually Warm and Dry considering its altitude (most vines grow here at between 460 and 760m - 1500-2500ft). The fohn effect is also enjoyed by Ticino, although there, mountain weather systems bring sporadic, heavy rainfall. Vertiginous alpine topography also gives the vines in Valais the advantage of emphasized vineyard orientation and many are planted on steep gradients of up to 90% (42 degrees).

This steepness, although making it markedly harder to manage and harvest the vines, brings the significant benefits of excellent drainage and increased exposure to sunlight. Production is centered around the towns and villages that run aLong the 50km (30 mile) section of the valley from Martigny in the southwest to Leuk, northeast. It is not unusual to see labels mention both variety and town, such as "Amigne de Vétroz" or "Fendant de Sion". This commune-based labelling convention is a reasonably widespread Swiss quirk as most appellations in the country follow broad, cantonal boundaries yet allow the name of the commune (sometimes even cadastral names and "lieu-dits") on the label.

The top red wines of Winery Les Fils Maye

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Les Fils Maye

How Winery Les Fils Maye wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of veal chop normandy style, quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese or venison stew to be prepared the day before.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Les Fils Maye

On the nose the red wine of Winery Les Fils Maye. often reveals types of flavors of earth, red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Les Fils Maye. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Les Fils Maye

  • 2020With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.71/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.66/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.66/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.65/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Les Fils Maye.

  • Pinot Noir
  • Cornalin
  • Merlot
  • Humagne Rouge
  • Gamay
  • Shiraz/Syrah

Discover the grape variety: Marsanne

Marsanne is a white grape variety that originated in Montélimar in the Drôme, several centuries ago. Marsanne is also found in Cassis, Savoie, Languedoc-Roussillon and Saint-Péray in the Ardèche, where it produces remarkable sparkling wines. The warm, sunny climate of the Rhone Valley, Languedoc-Roussillon and Provence, as well as the dry, stony soil, are ideal conditions for its development. Its bunches are quite large and provide small, juicy berries that are sensitive to grey rot and strong winds. These two grape varieties complement each other perfectly: together they give light wines with little acidity, aromas of yellow fruit, white fruit and flowers with notes of honey and liquorice. This is for example what the appellations Saint-Péray, Hermitage, Crozes-Hermitage, Saint-Joseph, Côtes-du-Vallée du Rhône, Corbières, or Cassis express... which represent about 700 hectares.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Les Fils Maye

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Les Fils Maye

How Winery Les Fils Maye wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of potjevleesch, macaroonade from sète or quick duck breast with honey.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Les Fils Maye

  • 2015With an average score of 4.20/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Les Fils Maye.

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Noir

The word of the wine: Away from the eye

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The top pink wines of Winery Les Fils Maye

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Les Fils Maye

How Winery Les Fils Maye wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or pork such as recipes of monkfish with vegetable tagliatelle, filet mignon with prunes and white wine or sausages with kale.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Les Fils Maye

  • 2019With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.20/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.20/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.10/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Les Fils Maye.

  • Gamay
  • Pinot Noir
  • Amigne

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Les Fils Maye

Planning a wine route in the of Valais? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Les Fils Maye.

Discover the grape variety: Gamaret

Gamaret noir is a grape variety that originated in Switzerland. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of vine is characterized by medium-sized bunches, and grapes of medium size. Gamaret noir can be found in many vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Languedoc & Roussillon.

News about Winery Les Fils Maye and wines from the region

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

Best in Show: The top 50 wines of DWWA 2022

The 0.27% of entries awarded Best in Show at this year’s Decanter World Wine Awards reflect the inspiring world of wine and quest for quality among winemakers globally, with 50 wines expressing the best of their categories. An all-time record for wines tasted at the world’s largest wine competition, it’s quite possible that Decanter World Wine Awards 2022 marks the largest-ever wine competition to be held in history. And of the record-breaking 18,244 wines tasted, just 50 were ...

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

The word of the wine: Away from the eye

See len de l'el.