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

72 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

30 wines from this cellar

Johanniterkellerei - Kuonen & Grichting

Their fine wines produced from grapes grown in the sunniest region of Switzerland are vinified and bottled with great care.

Venthône

26 wines from this cellar

Cave d'Anchettes - Simon Favre & Fils

Jérôme Favre produces more than 35 different vintages with a minimum maturation period of one year.

Vionnaz

19 wines from this cellar

Beltrami & Fils

The signature wines of this cellar are the Pinot and Gamay rosé "Liserose", Pinot Blanc en barrique “Les Folies” and the red blend "Harmonie".

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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