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
The wine region of La Côte is located in the region of Vaud of Switzerland. Wineries and vineyards like the Cave de la Côte - Cave Cidis or the Cave de Jolimont produce mainly wines white, red and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of La Côte are Chasselas, Gamaret and Pinot noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of La Côte often reveals types of flavors of black fruit, pear or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of tropical fruit, apples or cream.
In the mouth of La Côte is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 163 estates and châteaux in the of La Côte, producing 561 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of La Côte go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or pork.
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc
Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.
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 fleischnacka leaf, marinated veal skewers with herbs or croque-monsieur.
