Gamay
About this grape variety
Its excellent reputation in the Lower Valais, around Fully and Martigny, is linked to the presence of granite, much as is the case with grand cru wines from Beaujolais.
This is a variety that is moderately vigorous and that ripens early. It gives purple-coloured wines that are very aromatic and high-spirited, with notes of red fruits and spices; it is fresh and very drinkable. Vinified on its own this is the flavourful par excellence wine of good cheer.
Blended with Pinot Noir, it becomes Dôle, known as a lively and fresh wine, intensely fruity.
Gamay
474 ha out of 4675 ha, or 10.14%
Tasting profile
251 wine producers cultivate this grape variety
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Fully
7 wines from this cellar
Cave du Bonheur
All the ingredients are there to produce fabulous and unforgettable grape varieties grown on the right bank of the Rhone as Petite Arvine or Syrah.
Stalden
16 wines from this cellar
M&M - Bioweine
Mike and Maria Kanzso grow rare grape varieties native to Upper Valais on parcels of land surrounding Visp.
Fully
16 wines from this cellar
Cave Le Grillon
The diversification of varieties that Jean-Michel Dorsaz quickly initiated mean that speciality wines occupy half of the plots.
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