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

115 wine producers cultivate this grape variety

Find a cellar

wine cellar(s)

Taste this grape variety

Champlan

11 wines from this cellar

Cave Mabillard Vérène et Jean-Claude

Vérène and Jean-Claude Mabillard run the estate’s business with skill and flair, producing wines of exquisite quality with an excellent reputation.

Sion

25 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.

Bramois

16 wines from this cellar

Christophe Jacquod

The 3.7-hectare estate is located mainly in the municipality of Sion (for the red grapes) and on the slopes of St-Léonard (for the white grapes).

Your tasting profile

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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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