Winery Niklaus WittwerLe Petit Frère

Red wine of Valais of Switzerland

4.5

(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)

Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the world.

The Le Petit Frère of Winery Niklaus Wittwer is a red wine from the region of Valais.
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Cabernet franc, the Pinot noir and the Merlot.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.

Food and wine pairings with Le Petit Frère

Pairings that work perfectly with Le Petit Frère

Original food and wine pairings with Le Petit Frère

The Le Petit Frère of Winery Niklaus Wittwer matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of fondue vigneronne au vin rouge, pan-fried lamb heart or breaded veal cutlets.

Details and technical informations about Winery Niklaus Wittwer's Le Petit Frère.

Winery

Winery Niklaus Wittwer

Grape varieties

Cabernet franc , Pinot noir , Merlot

Region/Great wine region

Valais

Country

Switzerland

Style of wine

Red

Alcohol

13.3°

Allergens

Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

Last vintages of this wine

Le Petit Frère - 2016

In the top 100 of of Valais wines

Average rating: 4.5

The best vintages of Le Petit Frère from Winery Niklaus Wittwer are 2016

Informations about the Winery Niklaus Wittwer

The winery offers 49 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 4.

It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Valais

The Winery Niklaus Wittwer is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 44 wines for sale in the of Valais to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 3500 of of Switzerland wines

In the top 1500 of of Valais wines

In the top 200000 of red wines

In the top 300000 wines of the world

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.

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