The Winery Maurice Gay of Valais

Winery Maurice Gay
The winery offers 54 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 611 of the estates of Valais.
It is located in Valais

The Winery Maurice Gay is one of the best wineries to follow in Valais.. It offers 54 wines for sale in of Valais to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Maurice Gay wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Maurice Gay

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Maurice Gay

How Winery Maurice Gay wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of savoyard matafans, flights in the wind à la provençale or alice's rabbit.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Maurice Gay

On the nose the red wine of Winery Maurice Gay. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, earth. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Maurice Gay. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Maurice Gay

  • 2012With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.85/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.75/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.71/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Maurice Gay.

  • Pinot Noir
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Gamay
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Diolinoir

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 white wines of Winery Maurice Gay

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Maurice Gay

How Winery Maurice Gay wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of poultry, lean fish or mild and soft cheese such as recipes of chicken curry samoussas, hake with small shrimps for cookeo or baked eggplant with mozzarella.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Maurice Gay

On the nose the white wine of Winery Maurice Gay. often reveals types of flavors of oak, spices or earth and sometimes also flavors of microbio, tree fruit or citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Maurice Gay. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Maurice Gay

  • 2015With an average score of 3.96/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.79/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.77/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.71/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.68/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.64/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Maurice Gay.

  • Chasselas
  • Chardonnay
  • Johannisberg
  • Amigne
  • Petite Arvine
  • Muscat Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Petite Arvine

The top pink wines of Winery Maurice Gay

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Maurice Gay

How Winery Maurice Gay wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of normandy style escalope, magic cake cheese quiche or wild boar stew.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Maurice Gay.

  • Pinot Noir

The word of the wine: Sabrer (champagne)

A cavalier and folkloric way of opening a bottle of champagne by breaking the neck with a sharp blow given with the top of the blade of a sabre.

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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 Maurice Gay.

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). 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 bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

News about Winery Maurice Gay and wines from the region

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The Rully appellation seen by Felix Debavelaere

Felix Debavelaere, from Domaine Rois Mages mentions the different personnalities of the Rully appellation. It is not easy to put it in a single box, not only because it can be produced in red and white but also because the wines can show different characters according to where the vines are planted. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (February 2021). Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bourgo ...

Geographical denomination: The first step towards the notion of terroir – Focus Bourgogne

We created this photomontage, to show you the landscapes and the different characteristics of the 14 geographical denominations of the Bourgogne appellation: Wine colors, grape varieties, soil specificities, surface area and production. You’ll become an expert on the Bourgogne appellation! Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinsdebourgogne/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/comp ...

The word of the wine: Sabrer (champagne)

A cavalier and folkloric way of opening a bottle of champagne by breaking the neck with a sharp blow given with the top of the blade of a sabre.