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Completer

Completer wine guide: what this white grape tastes like, where it comes from, the regions that grow it, and what to eat with it.

Colour
White
Body
Full
Origin
Switzerland
Top region
Graubünden
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Key regions
3
Pairings
2
Synonyms

Completer is a white grape variety, with its roots in Graubünden, Switzerland.

The wines show full body, medium-low tannin, high acidity, dry and medium alcohol.

The tasting note runs to stone fruit, floral notes, herbal and spice.

It is planted most seriously in Graubünden.

In the vineyard it is marked by early ripening, medium vigour and a preference for cool climate.

It blends readily with Chasselas, Riesling and Pinot Blanc.

On other labels it goes by Malanstraube and Lafnetscha.

At the table it suits honey-glazed ham, roasted chicken thighs with polenta and capuns.

Best drunk young.

The structure.

Body
Full
Tannin
Medium-low
Acidity
High
Sweetness
Dry
Alcohol
Medium
Flavours
stone fruitfloral notes
Aromas
herbalspice
Styles
dry whitefull-bodied white

Where it grows.

Blends well with.

Food pairings.

01 Honey-glazed ham
02 Roasted chicken thighs with polenta
03 Capuns

Also labelled.

Malanstraube, Lafnetscha.

Bottles to look for.

  • Chanton Weine Lafnetscha, Valais, Switzerland
  • Clos de Tsampehro Completer, Switzerland
  • Completer Kellerei Adolf Boner Malanser 'Completer', Graubunden, Switzerland
  • Cottinelli Malanser Completer, Graubunden, Switzerland
  • Daniel Huber Completer Montegio IGT della Svizzera Italiana, Switzerland
  • Lauber Malans Completer, Graubunden, Switzerland
  • Marie-Therese Chappaz Completer, Valais, Switzerland
  • Schifferli Malans Completer, Graubunden, Switzerland

Completer: common questions

01.
What does Completer taste like?
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Completer tastes of stone fruit, floral notes, herbal and spice. The wines show full body, medium-low tannin, high acidity, dry and medium alcohol.
02.
Where is Completer from?
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Completer originates in Graubünden, Switzerland.
03.
Where is Completer grown?
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The key regions for Completer are Graubünden.
04.
What food pairs with Completer?
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Pour it with honey-glazed ham, roasted chicken thighs with polenta and capuns.
05.
What else is Completer called?
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Completer is also labelled Malanstraube and Lafnetscha.

Keep going: the A to Z grape index, or the wine regions of Switzerland.

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