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Robert Gilliard
Valais

Fendant Les Murettes 2005

A great classic. Svelte, elegant, fruity on the palate, with a mineral character, it is a wine for any time of day. It is enjoyed as an apéritif, with grilled or pan-fried fish, with shellfish and sea food, not forgetting raclette and alpine cheeses.

Nose: Flowery, slight character of the different areas.

Eye: Straw yellow, bright good presence of CO2.

Mouth: Mineral character, good presence of CO2, crispy, intense.

Production country: Switzerland

Production area: Valais

Type of vine: Fendant [Chasselas]

Alcool Volume: 12.0 % Volume

Accordance with food: Aperitif, Hard cheese, Sauerkraut, River Fish

Temperature of service: 11°C

To be drunk between: 2005 and 2007

Les Murettes, Fendant de Sion, Gilliard

Location: high above the Rhône River in the Valais area

Varietal: 100% Chasselas (known as Fendant in the Valais)

Soil: granite and slate (Les Murettes are very steep walls)

Style: lively, with a distinct goût de terroir and a faint fizzy character- Serving Suggestions: air-dried beef (Viande des Grisons), salami, trout, fondue, Wienerschnitzel

Press: “Thick, creamy texture with a vivid streak of lemony acidity” (Wine Spectator)

Other Gilliard wines:

• Fendant du Valais,

• Dôle des Monts (75% Pinot Noir, 25% Gamay),

• Vendémiaire Pinot Noir,

• Ermitage Réserve des Choucas (100% Marsanne),

• and two rare white wines: Amigne and Petite Arvine
  

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