This cuvée is a collaboration between Chandra Kurt and oenologist Madeleine Gay made from Cornalin plated on clay-limestone soils near Sierre. Cornalin is indigenous to Italy’s Val d’Aosta just over the St-Bernard pass from the Valais. So while Cornalin isn’t exactly indigenous to the Valais, it is...
65% Pinot Noir and 35% Gamay, planted on limestone and slate soils in the heart of the Valais near Sion. Dôle is the local name for this style blend and Chandra's version has a graceful and aromatic espressions. Grapes are hand harvested, fermented in stainless steel tanks and later undergo a 10...
100% Chasselas from 10-20 year old vines grown in alluvial clay, and gravel soils. Hand harvested, fermented in stainless steel tanks. No elevage. One of the most refreshing styles of Chasselas are the first wines of spring bottled with just a touch of trapped CO2.
In the village of Aigle Louis Bovard grows Chasselas on steep terraces with a southwestern exposure (Altitude: 800 meters) on gravelly limestone soils. Here the climate is cooler and more exposed than the more gentle sites in Lavaux resulting in a crisper and more linear version of Chasselas....
With an ideal southern aspect, one that takes advantage of the reflected rays of sunlight from Lake Geneva below (altitude 400-600 meters), and the looming presence of the surrounding Alps, the Chasselas that Louis Bovard grows here defies the neutral description that is so frequently applied to...
