The Maison Gilliard is one of the world's great estates. It offers 95 wines for sale in of Valais to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Maison Gilliard wines in Valais among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Maison Gilliard 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 Maison Gilliard wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Maison Gilliard wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of poultry, lean fish or mild and soft cheese such as recipes of baked chicken legs, salmon and cod cassolettes or homemade pizza crunch.
On the nose the white wine of Maison Gilliard. often reveals types of flavors of peach, minerality or apricot and sometimes also flavors of caramel, almonds or cheese. In the mouth the white wine of Maison Gilliard. is a with a nice freshness.
Switzerland's largest vineyard, capital of native grapes. Straight, precise alpine whites: light, floral Chasselas (Fendant), signature Petite Arvine with saline, grapefruit and rhubarb notes, rich, apricoty Amigne, mineral Humagne Blanche. Altitude reds: fine Pinot Noir, crisp Gamay, native Cornalin and Humagne Rouge, spicy and deep. Highly precise alpine age-worthy wines.
5,259 ha on sunny Rhône terraces (Martigny to Loèche, 120 km), dry alpine climate.
How Maison Gilliard 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, gratin of fresh chard (green and ribs) or duck leg confit in cider.
On the nose the sweet wine of Maison Gilliard. often reveals types of flavors of peach, apricot or microbio and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, red fruit.
Lively, understated whites with a tender palate and fresh acidity, with delicate aromas of citrus, white flowers, green apple, hay and typical mineral notes. Light and refreshing finish. Made as easy dry whites and more structured lees-aged cuvées. Star of Alsace AOC (one of the historic varieties), absolute signature of German Franconia (Silvaner on shell-limestone soils) and present in Austria and Switzerland. Central European variety of Austrian origin.
How Maison Gilliard wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or pork such as recipes of beef tongue with pickle sauce, veal tagine with carrots or endive frichti.
On the nose the red wine of Maison Gilliard. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or citrus and sometimes also flavors of earthy, red fruit or strawberries. In the mouth the red wine of Maison Gilliard. is a with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
A grey variety of Grenache grown in the Pyrénées-Orientales, the Aude and the southern Rhône valley. Its powerful and round wines are used in the blending of dry white or rosé wines and natural sweet wines.
How Maison Gilliard wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or pork such as recipes of wild boar stew in burgundy style, osso buco or ham with leek fondue.
On the nose the pink wine of Maison Gilliard. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, red fruit.
Vivid, structured whites with a golden robe, taut mouthfeel and sharp acidity, with aromas of apple, citrus, green walnut, curry, spices and intense oxidative notes (vin jaune aged under a yeast veil) evoking walnut, roasted almond and the distinctive "goût de jaune". The absolute star of Château-Chalon AOC, Arbois AOC, l'Étoile AOC and Côtes du Jura AOC. A very ancient Jurassian autochthon, probable ancestor of many European varieties.
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Structured and full dry whites with a pale golden robe, an ample palate and moderate acidity, with signature aromas of ripe yellow fruits (pear, peach, apricot), white flowers (acacia), almond, honey and alpine mineral notes. Fine ageing potential, also in sweet flétris style. The star of the great Valais whites under this name, defining characterful Valaisan cuvées. The Swiss name for Silvaner, a native white grape of Central Europe (Austria, Germany).
