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
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Uvrier
17 wines from this cellar
Frédéric Dumoulin SA - L'Orpailleur
This winemaker develops wines mainly from his own 27-hectare estate and he welcomes in the cellar the fruit of the land that he helps it express itself.
Sion
12 wines from this cellar
Bonvin 1858 - les Domaines
Charles Bonvin highlights the diversity of his terroirs and the authenticity of his wines under their domain name, such as Clos du Château.
Miège
15 wines from this cellar
Domaine Claudy Clavien
Claudy and Shadia Clavien are fond of textured and subtle wines and use high quality barrels with very fine grain for this, adapted to each grape variety.
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