Description

Winemaking has been a long standing form of agriculture in this region due to the influence of the Rhone river that flows through it. Steep slopes are a great advantage in cooler vineyards sites and here the slopes are STEEP! As a result everything has to be done by hand; the rocky, granite soils aiding drainage and providing warmth for the vines. The property gained organic certification in 1989 and then biodynamic in 1993. Marion is determined to see all of Valais convert to organic and biodynamic before she leaves this world stating “…nature makes everything for us. We have everything at hand”. Domaine de Beudon understands and respects the time and care essential to farming ecologically. All their land is farmed biodynamically, wines are made using wild yeasts and fermentation is spontaneous and slow, usually producing wines of lower alcohol. The varieties are a mixture of those indigenous to the area including: Riesling, Sylvaner and Petite Arvine. The whites are clean and complex with a great balance of aromatic fruit and nutty undertones. The red’s a little more understated, light and perfumed and with a much more meaty, savoury character on the palate. All wines are bottled unfiltered.