The Cave St-Pierre is one of the best wineries to follow in Valais.. It offers 56 wines for sale in of Valais to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Cave St-Pierre wines in Valais among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Cave St-Pierre 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 Cave St-Pierre wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Cave St-Pierre wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of poultry, lean fish or mild and soft cheese such as recipes of chicken fajitas, fillets of saint-pierre with cream or karadoc burger (16 ingredients).
On the nose the white wine of Cave St-Pierre. often reveals types of flavors of cream, grapefruit or citrus and sometimes also flavors of peach, minerality or lemon. In the mouth the white wine of Cave St-Pierre. is a with a nice freshness.
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.
How Cave St-Pierre wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of small stuffed fish from nice, meatballs catalan style or alsatian wine pie.
On the nose the red wine of Cave St-Pierre. often reveals types of flavors of strawberries, red fruit or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or oak. In the mouth the red wine of Cave St-Pierre. is a with a nice freshness.
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.
How Cave St-Pierre wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of oriental stuffed vegetables, summer orecchiette or rabbit with cider and prunes.
In Burgundy, the fourth and final level of classification (above the regional, communal and premier cru appellations), designating the wines produced on delimited plots of land (the climats) whose name alone constitutes the appellation. The climats classified as Grand Cru are 32 in the Côte d'Or plus one in Chablis which is divided into 7 distinct climats. Representing barely 1.5% of the production, the Grand Crus are the aristocracy of Burgundy wines.
How Cave St-Pierre wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of salmon with spinach and cream, creamy risotto with scallops or tomato and comté pie.
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Intraspecific cross between robin noir and pinot noir obtained in 1970 by André Jacquinet of the Swiss Federal Research Station Agroscope Changins-Wadenswil (Switzerland).
