Top 100 wines of Vaud - Page 10
Discover the top 100 best wines of Vaud as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Vaud and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Discovering the wine region of Vaud
World reference for Chasselas (~60% of the vineyard). Mineral, delicate whites with signature notes of green apple, citrus, white flowers, fresh almond and a saline touch, low acidity and a silky palate. Maximum expression in Lavaux (UNESCO 2007) on Lake Geneva terraces. Also La Côte, Chablais and the iconic Dézaley.
Fine Pinot Noir reds, supple Gamay, spicy Gamaret and fleshy Garanoir. ~3,830 ha in terraces on the lake shores, supported by dry-stone walls.
Discover the grape variety: Riesling
Crystalline, taut whites with vibrant acidity and aromas of citrus, green apple, white flowers, vineyard peach and mineral/petrol notes with age. Made as dry (Trocken, Alsace), off-dry (Kabinett, Spätlese) and sweet (Auslese, Beerenauslese, Trockenbeerenauslese, late harvest). Star of the Moselle, Rheingau, Alsace AOC and Wachau. Also exported to Clare Valley and Finger Lakes.
Food and wine pairing with a wine of Vaud
wines from the region of Vaud go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) such as recipes of beef luc lake, rabbit with white wine or pasta with tuna.
Organoleptic analysis of wine of Vaud
On the nose in the region of Vaud often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, earth or non oak and sometimes also flavors of microbio, vegetal or oak. In the mouth in the region of Vaud is a with a nice freshness.
