Very old vine cultivated in the Swiss Valais, resulting from a natural crossing between the petit rouge(*) and the mayolet. It is the father of red humagne, also called cornalin d'Aoste, the grandfather of durize or petit rouge du Valais or rouge de Fully and a relative of goron. - Synonymy: old red of Valais, red of the country in Switzerland, landroter (for all the synonyms of the grape varieties, click here!). - Description: medium-sized bunches, cylindrical, winged, compact, strong medium-sized peduncles with little lignification; medium-sized berries, spherical or short elliptical, skin of a beautiful bluish black colour with a lot of bloom. The foliage turns completely red in the fall. - Production potential: early budding in the year. Capricious and difficult variety. Particularly likes the limestone soils of well exposed hillsides that warm up quickly enough, lean and well drained. Semi-erect bearing, vigorous with irregular production. Resists well to winter frosts. Susceptible to the main diseases, especially to oidium and grey rot. Also susceptible to magnesium deficiency and stalk dehydration. Maturity: 3rd early season

Informations about the Le Petit Château

The winery offers 70 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.

It is in the top 65 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Vully in the region of Neuchâtel

The Le Petit Château is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 67 wines for sale in the of Vully to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 25000 of of Switzerland wines

In the top 2000 of of Vully wines

In the top 600000 of red wines

In the top 1500000 wines of the world

The wine region of Vully

The wine region of Vully is located in the region of Neuchâtel of Switzerland. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine du Vieux Moulin or the Château de Praz Vully produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Vully are Pinot noir, Chasselas and Gamaret, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Vully often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, tree fruit or earth and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or black fruit.

The wine region of Neuchâtel

Neuchatel is one of the smaller wine regions of Switzerland, located in the French-speaking western half of the country, North of the much larger Vaud area. Much like its neighbour, Chasselas dominates white plantings here, however Pinot Noir is more significant here, as is the reputation of Neuchatel's rosés. The region is generally referred to as the 'Three Lakes' as the region - and the four AOCs within it - are found on the relatively low-lying, flatter land, centered around the lakes of Morat, Bienne and Neuchatel. The region also covers three neighbouring Swiss cantons.