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Gamaret - Garanoir - Pinot Noir

Gamaret - Garanoir - Pinot Noir 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
Origin
Switzerland
Top region
Vaud
2
Key regions
3
Pairings
2
Synonyms

Gamaret - Garanoir - Pinot Noir is a red blend rather than a single variety, with its roots in Vaud and Valais, Switzerland.

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

The tasting note runs to cherry, raspberry, plum, floral and herbal.

It is planted most seriously in Vaud and Valais.

In the vineyard it is marked by late ripening, moderate vigour and a preference for cool.

It blends readily with Chasselas.

On other labels it goes by Garanoir and Gamaret.

At the table it suits raclette cheese with potatoes and cornichons, pulled-pork rolls and vegetarian chilli.

The structure.

Body
Medium
Tannin
Medium-low
Acidity
High
Sweetness
Dry
Alcohol
Medium
Flavours
cherryraspberryplum
Aromas
floralherbal
Styles
redrosé

Where it grows.

Blends well with.

Food pairings.

01 Raclette cheese with potatoes and cornichons
02 Pulled-pork rolls
03 Vegetarian chilli

Also labelled.

Garanoir, Gamaret.

Bottles to look for.

  • Alain Rolaz Domaine de Chantegrive Crescendo 'Symphonie', Vaud, Switzerland
  • Cave du Chateau de Valeyres Cuvee Charles-David Assemblage Rouge, Cotes de L'Orbe, Switzerland
  • Caves du Prieure de Cormondreche 'Magie Noire', Neuchatel, Switzerland
  • Chateau d'Auvernier 'Mosaique', Vin de Pays des Coteaux Neuchatelois, Switzerland
  • Domaine de Miolan 'Velours Noir', Geneva, Switzerland
  • Domaine du Chateau de Collex Genthod Chevalier Noir, Geneva, Switzerland
  • Hammel Clos du Chatelard Le Clos Rouge Villeneuve Grand Cru, Vaud, Switzerland
  • L'As de Coeur Assemblage Gamaret - Garanoir - Pinot Noir Rose, Vaud, Switzerland

Gamaret - Garanoir - Pinot Noir: common questions

01.
What does Gamaret - Garanoir - Pinot Noir taste like?
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Gamaret - Garanoir - Pinot Noir tastes of cherry, raspberry, plum, floral and herbal. The wines show medium body, medium-low tannin, high acidity, dry and medium alcohol.
02.
Where is Gamaret - Garanoir - Pinot Noir from?
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Gamaret - Garanoir - Pinot Noir originates in Vaud and Valais, Switzerland.
03.
Where is Gamaret - Garanoir - Pinot Noir grown?
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The key regions for Gamaret - Garanoir - Pinot Noir are Vaud and Valais.
04.
What food pairs with Gamaret - Garanoir - Pinot Noir?
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Pour it with raclette cheese with potatoes and cornichons, pulled-pork rolls and vegetarian chilli.
05.
What else is Gamaret - Garanoir - Pinot Noir called?
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Gamaret - Garanoir - Pinot Noir is also labelled Garanoir and Gamaret.

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

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