Maison GilliardClef des Monts
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Diolinoir, the Humagne rouge and the Pinot noir.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.
Food and wine pairings with Clef des Monts
Pairings that work perfectly with Clef des Monts
Original food and wine pairings with Clef des Monts
The Clef des Monts of Maison Gilliard matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of beef tongue with mushrooms, couscous without couscous maker or sarthe pot.
Details and technical informations about Maison Gilliard's Clef des Monts.
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).
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Clef des Monts from Maison Gilliard are 0, 2007
Informations about the Maison Gilliard
The Maison Gilliard is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 109 wines for sale in the of Valais to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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 word of the wine: Pinot meunier
Cultivated in the 19th century in all the northern vineyards, this black grape variety has largely regressed since. Very present in the Marne valley, it constitutes a third of the vineyards in Champagne, alongside pinot noir and chardonnay with which it is often blended. It brings roundness and red and yellow fruit aromas to champagnes. Pinot meunier is also the dominant grape variety in red and rosé wines in the Orleans AOC and the rare Touraine-Noble-Joué, a grey wine. Syn.: meunier.
