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

69 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

Salquenen

38 wines from this cellar

Albert Mathier & Söhne

Albert Mathier & Fils pioneered winegrowing in the Valais at the beginning of the 20th century, and continues today with the maturing of wine in amphorae.

Saillon

23 wines from this cellar

Cave Raymond SA

Today, Jhonatan Raymond rents a 5-hectare estate with a high proportion of specialities from his father.

Brig

17 wines from this cellar

Vin du Mur

With over two and a half hectares of vines, Jean-Pierre Ruff produces 20 kinds of wine of the highest quality from 13 different grape varieties.

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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