Malvoisie
About this grape variety
Pinot Gris, like Pinot Blanc, is a genetic mutation of Pinot Noir that changed colour spontaneously.
In Valais its magnificent wines are known as Malvoisie. Like its forebear, Pinot Gris has a compact bunch and is susceptible to disease. Also like Pinot Noir, it prefers the best Valais slopes: the warmest, the best ventilated.
It is nearly always harvested as withered grapes for late harvest wine, sometimes graced with noble rot (Botrytis cinerea). The small number of dry Malvoisie wines (called Pinot Gris in Valais) are wonderful to explore. No matter the type of wine, these wines, which are concentrated, vinous, robust, soft and full, become wonderfully well balanced after some years of cellar aging.
Malvoisie
59.15 ha out of 4675 ha, or 1.26%
Tasting profile
84 wine producers cultivate this grape variety
Find a cellarEtymology
Malvoisie refers to the well-known Italian Malvasia Bianca, which produces high-quality sweet wines, but in Valais it is the name historically used to identify Pinot Gris.
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Flanthey
15 wines from this cellar
Nouveau St-Clément - C. Lamon & Cie SA
No fewer than 13 grape varieties, including 6 indigenous ones, are grown on the 7.5 hectares farmed. The soils guarantee the production of quality.
Salquenen
16 wines from this cellar
Josef Glenz & Töchter
The three siblings are known for their dynamism, energy and innovative spirit. They run the company with an enterprising mindset full of passion.
Martigny
13 wines from this cellar
Kave 1921
Julien Kalbermatten respects the heritage of the land which breathes life into his old vines, bringing grace and elegance to your taste buds.
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