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: Malbec
Deep, velvety reds with an intense purple colour, showing aromas of blackberry, black plum, violet, cocoa and gentle spice. Round tannins, fleshy palate, peppery length. Star of Cahors AOC (Côt, Auxerrois) in France and the absolute signature of Mendoza, Argentina (Uco Valley, Luján de Cuyo). A French South-West variety that became the Argentine emblem after its post-phylloxera decline.
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 monkfish (anglerfish) à la sétoise, veal tagine with prunes or country cabbage.
