Grape · white
Petite Arvine
Moderate climate
About
A Valais native white with a saline mineral edge and grapefruit-pith bite. Almost nowhere else in serious quantity. Produced dry and, in great vintages, late-harvest as Flétrie.
Typical profile
Body
Moderate
Acidity
Electric
Sweetness
Off-dry
Aromas
What the grape gives up young, and what it grows into with time in bottle.
Oak influence
Possible
Aging
Best in the first 3-5 years for the dry style; Flétrie versions cellar 10-20 years.
Growing regions
How the grape expresses across places, grouped by country. Chips call out how a region's style deviates from the grape's default.
Food pairings
lake fishracletteasparagusgoat cheeseAsian fusion