Gouais

Nicknamed the Casanova of the grape varieties, Gouais Blanc is a very old variety from north-eastern France which has given birth through natural crosses to more than 80 children throughout Europe, among which we find Chardonnay, Gamay, Riesling, Furmint, etc. Banned for a long time in France, from where this founding grape variety has almost disappeared, it has however always been cultivated in Haut-Valais (Switzerland) since 1540 under the name of Gwäss. Very productive, resistant to winter frost, Gouais Blanc is today cultivated exclusively in Haut-Valais where it produces wines with aromas of pear and very marked acidity.

Information

White
Other names: Gouais (Gwäss)
Traditional
2 HA
0.01%

Aroma Potential

Gives poor quality wines, low in alcohol, without bouquet, which largely explains its total disappearance from the vineyard.Susceptible to erinosis and gray rot. Late second period maturity.

Pear

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