The Winery Les Fils Maye of Valais

Winery Les Fils Maye
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 veal head with vinaigrette, fish and seafood gratin or salmon pizza.

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
  • 0With an average score of 3.83/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.74/5
  • 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 curried veal roulades, pork roll with mustard or duck with vanilla (reunion island).

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
  • 0With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.66/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.66/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.65/5

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: 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.

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 blanquette of veal in pickle sauce, savoyard pizza (cream base) or stuffed guinea fowl in the oven.

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

  • 2015With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 0With 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: Green harvest or green harvesting

The practice of removing excess bunches of grapes from certain vines, usually in July, but sometimes later. This is often necessary, but not always a good thing, as the remaining grapes tend to gain weight.

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 beef luc lake, braised veal heart with carrots or country cabbage.

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
  • 0With an average score of 3.33/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.20/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.20/5

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

  • Gamay
  • Pinot Noir
  • Amigne

Discover the grape variety: White muscat

White muscat is a white grape variety of Greek origin. Present in several Mediterranean vineyards, it has several synonyms such as muscat de Die, muscat blanc and frontignac. In France, it occupies a little less than 7,000 ha out of a total of 45,000 ha worldwide. Its young shoots are downy. Its youngest leaves are shiny, bronzed and scabrous. The berries and bunches of this variety are all medium-sized. The flesh of the berries is juicy, sweet and firm. Muscat à petits grains has a second ripening period and buds early in the year. It is moderately vigorous and must be pruned short. It likes poor, stony slopes. This variety is often exposed to spring frosts. It fears mildew, wasps, grape worms, court-noué, grey rot and powdery mildew. Muscat à petits grains is used to make rosé wines and dry white wines. Orange, brown sugar, barley sugar and raisins are the known aromas of these wines.

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: 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.