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 perfectly adapted to growing conditions here. With aromas of violets and smoke, flavors of sweet red cherries and elderberries, and charmingly rustic tannins, this is one of the most uniquely expressive red varieties grown in Switzerland today.
