GRAPE VARIETY: Fendant (Chasselas)

APPELLATION: Valais, Switzerland

DESCRIPTION: Fendant is the most traditional grape variety in Valais, and is known as Chasselas elsewhere in Switzerland.  It has a nose of gun flint and white flowers. 

VINIFICATION: Hand picked,  grapes (kept intact) are pressed slowly for four hours and fall by gravity into the stainless steel tanks, fermentation in cool condition (16°C) with selected yeast, no malolactic fermentation, aged on the lees 6 months before bottling.

LOCATION: Fully is in the middle of the Alps, close to France and Italy, known for steep slopes and granite bedrock. Vines here are generally cultivated on south-facing plots and terraces that overlook the Rhône river valley as it flows east-to-west, surrounded by soaring peaks of the Swiss Alps.

ALTITUDE: 450 meters

ALCOHOL BY VOLUME: 12.4%

AGING: Can drink now through 2027

CONTENT: 750 ml

RECOMMENDED WITH: Pairs well with white fish, shellfish, crab and lobster, and melted cheese dishes (e.g. fondue, raclette).