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
77 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.
wine cellar(s)
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Flanthey
22 wines from this cellar
Boni Vini - Gaston et Eric Bonvin
The highlight of Boni Vini's offering is the Chelinoir, a blend of red grape varieties (Pinot Noir, Humagne Rouge and Syrah), which is also barrel-aged.
Corin
13 wines from this cellar
Christophe Rey - Cave de la Rayettaz
The 2.5 hectare wine estate is located in the heart of the traditional Côteaux de Sierre vineyard.
Venthône
17 wines from this cellar
Cave Nouvelle Sève
This cellar is a small company offering a list of 18 different wines, thus representing a beautiful and interesting range from the Valais vineyard.
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