Definition: Grain Noble ConfidenCiel (charter)

The charter imposes the following quality requirements:

CHARTER 1

Select vines from the best hillsides in the prime area.

CHARTER 2

Only consider vines that are fifteen years old or older.

CHARTER 3

Limit the choice to the following grape varieties only: Arvine, Ermitage, Johannisberg, Malvoisie and Arvine.

CHARTER 4

Limit the use of the label to wines made exclusively from overripe grapes grown on the vine.

CHARTER 5

Refrain from any form of enrichment of grapes or musts.

CHARTER 6

Select only musts that have reached a minimum of 130 ° Oechsle.

CHARTER 7

Aged in barrels or casks for a minimum period of twelve months.

CHARTER 8

Renounce the label in years when the climate is unfavourable for the production of "Grain Noble".

CHARTER 9

Produce an overripe wine in all favourable years.

CHARTER 10

Uphold the spirit of the Charter, which is based on ethics and trust.

Further information on the website: Only a few privileged micro-terroirs in Europe have the climatic conditions necessary for the production of sweet and syrupy wines. Valais is one of them. In late autumn, noble rot allows the sugar to concentrate and the tartaric acid to be almost completely eliminated. In great years, Ermitage, Johannisberg, Amigne, Arvine, Malvoisie and Païen, vinified alone or blended into sweet wines, can reach exceptional heights. To guarantee production that meets the highest standards, certain producers have committed to respecting a charter known as "Grain Noble ConfidenCiel". This code of ethics requires, in particular, a very strict selection of appellation areas, the rejection of vines less than fifteen years old, the renunciation of chaptalisation and reverse osmosis, and ageing in casks or barrels for at least twelve months. In the event of an unsatisfactory year, producers agree to refrain from producing wines of this type. 34 members - as of 2006.