Top 100 red wines of La Côte
Discover the top 100 best red wines of La Côte of La Côte as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the red wines that are popular of La Côte and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Discovering the wine region of La Côte
Largest Vaud wine appellation (52% of the canton), 2,007 ha arcing around Lake Geneva between Geneva and Lausanne. Signature Chasselas (90% of the traditional vineyard): lively, fruity whites with signature notes of white flowers, citrus, fresh almond and gunflint, taut, mineral palate — the Swiss aperitif wine par excellence. Also fine silky Pinot Noir, fruity Gamay in red. 14 AOC villages including Fechy, Mont-sur-Rolle, Luins.
Land of the great wine chateaux.
Discover the grape variety: Mondeuse noire
Structured and elegant reds with a deep ruby colour, firm tannins and fresh alpine acidity, on aromas of black fruits (blackcurrant, blackberry), violet, pepper, spices and characteristic menthol notes. Fine ageing potential on marl-limestone terroirs. Star of the great crus of Vin de Savoie AOC (Arbin, Saint-Jean-de-la-Porte, Chignin), producing the identity alpine reds. Savoyard native variety, sometimes linked to Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso from Friuli.
Food and wine pairing with a red wine of La Côte
red wines from the region of La Côte go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or pork such as recipes of venison leg in casserole, sauté of veal with corsican style or coconut from paimpol.
