Red grapeSommo grape guide

Eyholzer

Eyholzer 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
Medium-full
Origin
Switzerland
Top region
Valais
1
Key regions
3
Pairings
3
Synonyms

Eyholzer is a red grape variety, and it traces back to Valais, Switzerland.

Structurally it lands at medium-full body, high tannin, high acidity, dry and medium alcohol.

Look for blackcurrant, raspberry and mountain-violet.

The regions that matter for it are Valais.

In the vineyard it is marked by late ripening.

Watch for the synonyms: Hibou, Hibou Rouge and Eyholzer Roter.

At the table it suits meatloaf (dry), duck liver parfait (sweet) and mature blue cheese (sweet).

The structure.

Body
Medium-full
Tannin
High
Acidity
High
Sweetness
Dry
Alcohol
Medium
Flavours
blackcurrantraspberry
Aromas
mountain-violet
Styles
dry red

Where it grows.

Food pairings.

01 Meatloaf (dry)
02 Duck liver parfait (sweet)
03 Mature blue cheese (sweet)

Also labelled.

Hibou, Hibou Rouge, Eyholzer Roter.

Bottles to look for.

  • Chanton Weine Eyholtzer Roter, Valais, Switzerland

Eyholzer: common questions

01.
What does Eyholzer taste like?
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Eyholzer tastes of blackcurrant, raspberry and mountain-violet. Structurally it lands at medium-full body, high tannin, high acidity, dry and medium alcohol.
02.
Where is Eyholzer from?
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Eyholzer originates in Valais, Switzerland.
03.
Where is Eyholzer grown?
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The key regions for Eyholzer are Valais.
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What food pairs with Eyholzer?
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Pour it with meatloaf (dry), duck liver parfait (sweet) and mature blue cheese (sweet).
05.
What else is Eyholzer called?
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Eyholzer is also labelled Hibou, Hibou Rouge and Eyholzer Roter.

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

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