Top 100 wines of Vaud - Page 2
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: Pinot gris
Rich, ample whites with a golden robe, showing aromas of pear, quince, honey, smoke, ginger and spice. Made as structured dry wines (Alsace AOC), off-dry and sumptuous late-harvest sweet (vendange tardive, sélection de grains nobles). Lighter and crisper in Italy as Pinot Grigio (Veneto, Friuli). Also in Germany (Grauburgunder), Hungary (Szürkebarát) and Oregon. A grey mutation of Pinot Noir.
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, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of traditional flemish carbonades, leg with a spoon or seven o'clock leg or provençal tart with rabbit.
Organoleptic analysis of wine of Vaud
On the nose in the region of Vaud often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, black fruit or cherry and sometimes also flavors of oaky, red fruit or strawberries. In the mouth in the region of Vaud is a with a nice freshness.
