Syrah
About this grape variety
Syrah is the grape behind France’s famous Côte Rôtie and Hermitage appellations. In climbing back up the Rhone river this grape has, not surprisingly, found a second home.
It was brought to the canton in 1926 and is currently all the rage, for good reason: numerous top critics, including the European Grand Jury, are saying that the Syrahs from Valais equal the best international wines, including Syrahs from the northern Côtes du Rhône in France, Australia and California.
In Valais Syrah has a purple robe and is notable for its classy tannins. It has wonderful notes of spices, black pepper and wild berries. Powerful, elegant–the best vintages have a good aging potential of five to 10 years.
Syrah
172.65 ha out of 4675 ha, or 3.7%
Tasting profile
250 wine producers cultivate this grape variety
Find a cellarwine 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.
Sierre
8 wines from this cellar
Cave de Goubing
Olivier Jacquod works the vines in integrated production and vinifies all the grape varieties in the traditional way, without chaptalization.
Lalden
15 wines from this cellar
Weinkeller Jentsch
Karl Jentsch has been passionately creating fine wines since 2001. Tastings and aperitifs are available by prior arrangement.
Your tasting profile
Select your favourite type of wine or indicate what you are looking for in a wine and find out which Valais wine is right for you.