PINOT NOIR

Pinot Noir reigns supreme among the Valais vineyards, extending over slopes whose diversity of soil and micro-climate endows the wine with highly varied taste characteristics. An early-ripening variety, Pinot Noir has a proclivity for vineyards established on limestone or gravel and at locations that do not become excessively hot. The Pinot Noir of the Valais is never better than when it combines the concentration, delicacy and subtlety of the fruit, with aromatic freshness and elegance. To achieve that, it must be harvested when all the constituents achieve a perfect balance. Gifted wine-makers have understood this and today present dazzling vintages, sometimes matured in barrels.