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Diolinoir

About this grape variety

It is a plant of medium vigour, with good resistance to disease and rot. It ripens during the same period as most Pinots and Gamay.

Information

  • Nose

    Supple, fruity nose

  • Palate

    Its wines are rich in colour, lively, and in mouth they have tight tannins that make them good wines for aging, with cherry and black fruit notes.

  • Origin

    This is a Swiss grape variety created in 1970, the result of a cross between Pinot Noir and Rouge de Diolly, also known as Robin Noir, introduced into Valais in the 1920s.

Diolinoir

100.7 ha out of 4675 ha, or 2.15%

Tasting profile

Fruity

Floral

Full

Fresh

Semi-sweet

Rich

Not sweet

120 wine producers cultivate this grape variety

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Sion

26 wines from this cellar

Maison Gilliard

Maison Gilliard has created some iconic wines : Dôle des Monts in 1886, Fendant Les Murettes in 1921, and the legendary Porte de Novembre in 1960.

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Martigny

21 wines from this cellar

Domaine Gérald Besse

Gérald Besse and his daughter Sarah, an oenology and viticulture engineer, produce wines of character, matured with respect for the grape variety.

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Ollon

16 wines from this cellar

Jules Duc & Fils vins

Jean-Alexis Duc will be delighted to welcome you to his cellar, where he is assisted by his wife Sonia who originates from Quebec!

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Your tasting profile

Select your favourite type of wine or indicate what you are looking for in a wine and find out which Valais wine is right for you.

apricots, citrus fruits, exotic or red fruits, almonds, etc.Fruity

violet, elder, lime, rose, etc.Floral

low in alcohol, low in tanninsLight

Medium-bodied

intense alcohol, acidity and aromasFull

dominated by acid, which gives the wine a fresh appearanceCrisp

Fresh

without acidity, round, smoothSoft

no residual sugarDry

Semi-sweet

mellow wine, fairly supple, fleshyRich

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