The conquest
Petite Arvine Hospices de Salquenen
AOC ValaisWhite wine
Petite Arvine
13.5%
Stainless steel tank
8-10°C
Aperitif, fish, asparagus as well as vegetable tarts and terrines, such as a vegetable terrine with ricotta and rocket salad with a verjus dressing.
Salgesch still proudly bears the Maltese Cross on its coat of arms today. The clergymen who settled in the heart of the Valais in the Middle Ages followed their religious vow to do good to travellers, the sick and those in need of protection by offering them exemplary hospitality and medical care.
The order was able to achieve truly knightly feats with kind donations from the population. For their part, the winegrowers of Salgesch supported the benevolent friars of the order by distributing wine. In those days, the clergy collected these fine wines in large wooden barrels in the cool cellar of the hospice. At that time, the water in the village well was of inadequate quality and contained many pathogenic germs. And so the Knights of St John preferred to rely on pure wine to restore strength to exhausted travellers and the sick. It is hardly surprising that the quality of this wine, which was served in Salgesch, was soon known far beyond the Simplon.
The wines of the Hospice de Salquenen line from the best winemaker of the decade, Diego Mathier, are a delightful tribute to the unrivalled commitment of the Knights of St John, of which Salgesch is still rightly proud today.
Fruity and aromatic white wine. Ripe fruit on the nose, dominated by stewed rhubarb and grapefruit. Light on the palate, it develops a balanced structure with a beautifully ripe acidity. Long-lasting fruitiness on the finish with a slightly sweet finish.
Destemmed grapes. Temperature-controlled fermentation and subsequent ageing in stainless steel tanks.
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