Gamaret

About this grape variety

It is an early grape, productive and disease-resistant.

It was initially planned as a grape that would add colour to blended wines but producers quickly discovered it makes a good wine on its own.

Information

  • Nose

    Aromas of black fruit, spices

  • Palate

    Very rich in colour, dense yet lively, in mouth it has black fruit aromas over slightly spicy, grainy tannins.

  • Origin

    This young Swiss grape variety is a recent development, a cross between Gamay and Reichensteiner.

Gamaret

103 ha out of 4675 ha, or 2.2%

Tasting profile

Fruity

Floral

Full

Fresh

Semi-sweet

Rich

Not sweet

70 wine producers cultivate this grape variety

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Etymology

Invented name based on that of its parents, Gamay and Reichensteiner

wine cellar(s)

Taste this grape variety

Leuk-Susten

17 wines from this cellar

Vin d'Oeuvre - I. & S. Kellenberger

Their common strength lies in the breadth of their individual professional experience, their different interests, as well as in the contrast of their personal traits, which nevertheless harmonize perfectly, just like a good wine.

Saillon

26 wines from this cellar

Cave Corbassière

Eleven grape varieties are grown on the estate : Fendant, Pinot and Gamay as well as late specialties and barrel-aged wines.

Saillon

18 wines from this cellar

Cave Pierre-Antoine Crettenand

Pierre-Antoine Crettenand currently operates 8 hectares of vines from which he chooses the grapes for the production of 30,000 bottles.

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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