The Winery Régence Balavaud of Valais

Winery Régence Balavaud
The winery offers 30 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 734 of the estates of Valais.
It is located in Valais
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The Winery Régence Balavaud is one of the best wineries to follow in Valais.. It offers 30 wines for sale in of Valais to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Régence Balavaud wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Régence Balavaud

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Régence Balavaud

How Winery Régence Balavaud wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) such as recipes of savoyard crozet gratin, cuttlefish with cider or fish stew.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Régence Balavaud

In the mouth the white wine of Winery Régence Balavaud. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Régence Balavaud

  • 2008With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Régence Balavaud.

  • Amigne
  • Petite Arvine
  • Johannisberg
  • Marsanne
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Chasselas

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 Régence Balavaud

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Régence Balavaud

How Winery Régence Balavaud wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of meat and goat pie, roast veal with mustard cream or wild boar leg of 7 hours.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Régence Balavaud

On the nose the red wine of Winery Régence Balavaud. often reveals types of flavors of spices. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Régence Balavaud. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Régence Balavaud

  • 2016With an average score of 4.15/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.96/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Régence Balavaud.

  • Cornalin
  • Merlot
  • Gamaret
  • Pinot Noir
  • Diolinoir
  • Gamay

Discover the grape variety: Marsanne

Marsanne is a white grape variety that originated in Montélimar in the Drôme, several centuries ago. Marsanne is also found in Cassis, Savoie, Languedoc-Roussillon and Saint-Péray in the Ardèche, where it produces remarkable sparkling wines. The warm, sunny climate of the Rhone Valley, Languedoc-Roussillon and Provence, as well as the dry, stony soil, are ideal conditions for its development. Its bunches are quite large and provide small, juicy berries that are sensitive to grey rot and strong winds. These two grape varieties complement each other perfectly: together they give light wines with little acidity, aromas of yellow fruit, white fruit and flowers with notes of honey and liquorice. This is for example what the appellations Saint-Péray, Hermitage, Crozes-Hermitage, Saint-Joseph, Côtes-du-Vallée du Rhône, Corbières, or Cassis express... which represent about 700 hectares.

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Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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 to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

News about Winery Régence Balavaud and wines from the region

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Pierreclos

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Pierreclos, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are availablein French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneW ...

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 ...

An overview of Saint-Véran appellation

Let’s have a look at Saint-Véran vineyard and discover the magnificent and very diverse landscapes of this appellation situated in the South of Bourgogne. Saint-Véran is one of the 5 Village appellations with Pouilly-Fuissé, Pouilly-Vinzelles, Pouilly-Loché and Viré-Clessé. Like them, it produces only white wines from the Chardonnay grape. What makes it special is that the vineyard is cut in two dinstinct parts by the vineyard of Pouilly-Fuissé. As anywhere else in the vineyard in Bourgogn ...

The word of the wine: Venaison (taste of)

Wine aromas reminiscent of game (fur, leather, hare's belly).