Petite Arvine

About this grape variety

Petite Arvine is the internationally renowned white Valais wine. It is a delicate grape, sensitive to wind, and it ripens late. As a result it demands the most exposure to sun, but preferably not in overly dry soil.

Arvine gives a complete range of wines, each as exquisite and interesting as the next: the nervy dry version with its aromas of wisteria and grapefruit; the slightly sweet Petite Arvine with notes of rhubarb and the many sweet withered grape wines, often exceptionally concentrated, with very intense aromas of a wide variety of exotic fruits.

Information

  • Nose

    Floral notes of wisteria or gentian and exotic fruits in all their delicacy. 

  • Palate

    This wine is complex, concentrated, virile and intense. The rhubarb often makes its presence felt, while the acidity can be high. The true signature of Petite Arvine is its subtle iodine-like character.

  • Origin

    Genetically linked to grapes from Italy’s Val d’Aosta and neighbouring France, Petite Arvine is considered to have been grown in Valais alone since 1602.

Petite Arvine

252 ha out of 4675 ha, or 5.4%

Tasting profile

Fruity

Floral

Full

Crisp

Dry

Semi-sweet

Not sweet

264 wine producers cultivate this grape variety

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Ancestry

Orphan grape variety, grandparent of the extremely rare Grosse Arvine

wine cellar(s)

Taste this grape variety

Sion

14 wines from this cellar

PaP Vins – Pilloud & Praz

Each of their wines bears the name of a former Supreme Pontiff. From Lucius to Anastase, these historical figures inspired them to create a range.

Savièse

19 wines from this cellar

Domaine Angelus - Famille Fumeaux

Charles-Albert Fumeaux and his family are available for visits to the estate or for tastings.

Miège

17 wines from this cellar

Cave Caloz Sandrine & Anne-Carole & Conrad

In 2019 Sandrine Caloz was designated organic swiss winemaker of the year which was the crowning achievement for those years of effort.

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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