The vineyard is made up of eight plots, mainly south-east facing, all located in Ayent on 1.3 hectares with the following grape varieties: Chasselas, Arvine, Chardonnay, Amigne, Savagnin, Pinot Noir, Diolinoir, Syrah and Gamay among 600 and 850m altitude. The soils are composed of shale, more or less degraded and can have a percentage of deep clay (combs) or a more stony structure with quartz encrustation (ridges).
Viticulture is organic, the soils are grassed spontaneously or induced (mainly lupulin clover).
Fertilizer and irrigation are prohibited.
Fungal control during the vegetative period is carried out under the action of wettable sulfur and copper dioxide, plant herbal teas complement these products for their various virtues (wormwood, nettle, yarrow, dandelion, horsetail and also whey (from goat please!). The very decisive movements of the moon are observed precisely at these times.
The Valais climate with its high brightness and low precipitation makes it possible to drastically limit the volume of copper against mildew (> 1kg/ha per year). All work in the vines is carried out manually, topography requires, the inclination of the slopes can reach 38%!
In addition to a few flagship vintages which stand out in each vintage, new products may emerge depending on the specificity of the harvest.

Information

Domain Name:
Domaine de Chèrouche
Winemaker's Name:
Andrea Grossmann & Marc Balzan
Country:
Switzerland
Region:
Valais
Appellations:
Vin de Pays Suisse, Valais, Valas, VDP
Farming:
Organic (Bio Inspecta)
Grape varieties:
Petite Arvine, Savagnin, Amigne, Merlot, Païen, Pinot Noir, Gamay, Gamay (Vieille Vigne de ), Diolinoir, chasselas, Petite arvine, Chardonnay, Syrah, Pinot noir, Pinot Gris, Chasselas, Pinot gris

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Le vignoble se compose de huit parcelles, majoritairement expos&eacute;es sud-est, toutes situ&eacute;es &agrave; Ayent sur 1,3 hectare dont l&rsquo;enc&eacute;pagement est le suivant : chasselas, arvine, chardonnay, amigne, savagnin, pinot noir, diolinoir, syrah et gamay entre 600 et 850m d&rsquo;altitude. Les sols sont compos&eacute;s de schistes, plus ou moins d&eacute;grad&eacute;s et peuvent avoir un pourcentage d&rsquo;argiles profondes (combes) ou une structure plus caillouteuse &agrave; incrustation de quartz (cr&ecirc;tes).
La viticulture est biologique, les sols sont enherb&eacute;s de mani&egrave;re spontan&eacute;e ou provoqu&eacute;e (tr&egrave;fle lupuline essentiellement).
Engrais et irrigation sont proscrits.
La lutte fongique en p&eacute;riode v&eacute;g&eacute;tative est men&eacute;e sous l&rsquo;action du soufre mouillable et du dioxyde de cuivre, des tisanes de plantes viennent compl&eacute;ter ces produits pour leurs vertus diverses (absinthe, ortie, achill&eacute;e millefeuille, pissenlit, pr&ecirc;le et aussi petit lait (de ch&egrave;vre s&rsquo;il vous pla&icirc;t !). Les mouvements de la lune, tr&egrave;s d&eacute;terminants, sont pr&eacute;cis&eacute;ment observ&eacute;s &agrave; ces moments-l&agrave;.
Le climat valaisan avec sa forte luminosit&eacute; et ses faibles pr&eacute;cipitations permet de limiter drastiquement le volume de cuivre contre le mildiou (&gt; 1kg/ha par an). Tous les travaux de vignes sont effectu&eacute;s manuellement, topographie oblige, l&rsquo;inclinaison des pentes pouvant atteindre les 38% !
Outre quelques cuv&eacute;es phare qui s&rsquo;imposent sur chaque mill&eacute;sime, des nouveaut&eacute;s peuvent voir le jour en fonction de la sp&eacute;cificit&eacute; de la r&eacute;colte.

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