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Diolinoir

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

Colour
Red
Body
Full
Origin
Switzerland
Top region
Valais
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Key regions
3
Pairings
2
Synonyms

Diolinoir is a red grape variety, with its roots in Valais, Switzerland.

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

The tasting note runs to spicy, earthy, spice and earth.

It is planted most seriously in Valais.

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

On other labels it goes by Dioli Noir and Pully 4-42.

At the table it suits rabbit rillettes, stir-fried duck with green beans and rib-eye steak.

The structure.

Body
Full
Tannin
Medium
Acidity
Medium
Sweetness
Dry
Alcohol
Medium
Flavours
spicyearthy
Aromas
spiceearth
Styles
full-bodiedvarietal

Where it grows.

Food pairings.

01 Rabbit rillettes
02 Stir-fried duck with green beans
03 Rib-eye steak

Also labelled.

Dioli Noir, Pully 4-42.

Bottles to look for.

  • Albert Mathier et Fils Vinum Lignum Diolinoir, Valais, Switzerland
  • Alexandre Chappuis et Fils Saint-Saphorin Diolinoir Barrique, Vaud, Switzerland
  • Antoine & Christophe Betrisey Diolinoir Conviction Eleve en Fut de Chene, Valais, Switzerland
  • Badan-Vins 'Sensation' Diolinoir, Aigle, Switzerland
  • Cave Ardevaz - Michel Boven Diolinoir, Chamoson, Switzerland
  • Cave Caloz Diolinoir La Prali, Valais, Switzerland
  • Cave d'Anchettes Diolinoir de Venthone, Valais, Switzerland
  • Cave des Oasis Diolinoir de Flanthey, Valais, Switzerland

Diolinoir: common questions

01.
What does Diolinoir taste like?
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Diolinoir tastes of spicy, earthy, spice and earth. The wines show full body, medium tannin, medium acidity, dry and medium alcohol.
02.
Where is Diolinoir from?
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Diolinoir originates in Valais, Switzerland.
03.
Where is Diolinoir grown?
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The key regions for Diolinoir are Valais.
04.
What food pairs with Diolinoir?
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Pour it with rabbit rillettes, stir-fried duck with green beans and rib-eye steak.
05.
What else is Diolinoir called?
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Diolinoir is also labelled Dioli Noir and Pully 4-42.

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

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