The best wines of Neuchâtel

Discover the best wines of Neuchâtel as well as the best winemakers of Neuchâtel and estates of Neuchâtel to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Neuchâtel and the best vintages to taste in this region.

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Top wines of Neuchâtel by region

Looking for a good wine of Neuchâtel among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Neuchâtel. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of Neuchâtel with technical and enological descriptions.

Great red wines of Neuchâtel

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Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Neuchâtel

Red wines from the region of Neuchâtel go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of spanish stew (cocido), roasted stuffed goose with mushroom sauce or duck breast with honey-orange sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Neuchâtel

On the nose the red wine of the region of Neuchâtel. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, non oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of microbio, oak or spices. In the mouth the red wine of the region of Neuchâtel. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in red wine of Neuchâtel

  • 2005With an average score of 4.90/5
  • 2020With an average score of 4.37/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.29/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.26/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.21/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.19/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Neuchâtel

  • Pinot Noir
  • Garanoir
  • Gamaret
  • Malbec
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Neuchâtel

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Discovering the wine region of Neuchâtel

Neuchatel is one of the smaller wine regions of Switzerland, located in the French-speaking western half of the country, North of the much larger Vaud area. Much like its neighbour, Chasselas dominates white plantings here, however Pinot Noir is more significant here, as is the reputation of Neuchatel's rosés. The region is generally referred to as the 'Three Lakes' as the region - and the four AOCs within it - are found on the relatively low-lying, flatter land, centered around the lakes of Morat, Bienne and Neuchatel. The region also covers three neighbouring Swiss cantons.

AOPs Cheyres and Vully occupy 105 (260 acres) of the canton of Fribourg (on the shores of Lac de Neuchatel and Morat, respectively), while the Lac de Bienne, or Bielersee (for the generally Swiss-German speaking people of Bern) denomination takes up 222 hectares (550 acres) of the canton of Bern on the lake of Bienne. The lion's share of the AOP, around 605 hectares (1,500 acres), is in the canton of Neuchatel, mainly on the north shore of the eponymous lake, in the Neuchatel AOP. Overall, this puts the wine region on what the Swiss refer to as "la plaine" - a relatively flat area of land from Geneva through Bern to ZuRich, sandwiched to the north by the Jura and to the South by the Alps. The Vineyards here are on relatively low-lying, flatter land, centered around the lakes.

Soils here are light and stony, generally Jurassic and rich in limestone. However, areas with more clay and vigour can also be found. The Climate is moderated significantly by the presence of the lakes, which prevent summer temperatures from rising dramatically and also dampen the effects of frost and snow in winter. Neuchatel has about-average rainfall of around 1,000mm (39 inches) per year.

Great white wines of Neuchâtel

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Neuchâtel

White wines from the region of Neuchâtel go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of pork gyros, smoked salmon omelette or mushroom, bacon and gruyere quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Neuchâtel

On the nose the white wine of the region of Neuchâtel. often reveals types of flavors of apples, honey or earth and sometimes also flavors of microbio, vegetal or oak. In the mouth the white wine of the region of Neuchâtel. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in white wine of Neuchâtel

  • 2020With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.07/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.85/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.79/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.79/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Neuchâtel

  • Chardonnay
  • Chasselas
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Pinot Gris
  • Savagnin
  • Sylvaner

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Neuchâtel

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Discover the grape variety: Savagnin

Savagnin is a white grape variety originating from the Austrian Tyrol. It arrived in Franche Comté and quickly became the flagship variety of the Jura. Cousin of the gewurztraminer, it gives small white bunches. Its berries have a thick skin which resists well to grey rot and to diseases in general. Savagnin thrives on marl soils and is a very aromatic grape variety. It is used in the elaboration of yellow wine, the AOC Château-Châlon is the most representative. This grape variety also produces vin de paille which is a sweet wine for which the ripe grapes are dried on a bed of straw for at least 6 weeks before being pressed. The best known AOC straw wines are: Arbois, Côtes-du-Jura and Etoile. Savagnin is also used to make Macvin du Jura, a liqueur wine, and to make Crémants du Jura.White wines made from Savagnin have great aging potential. They have a powerful and complex aroma with notes of walnut, almonds, hazelnuts, flowers, honey and green apple.

Great sparkling wines of Neuchâtel

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Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Neuchâtel

Sparkling wines from the region of Neuchâtel go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of navarin of lamb, lamb delight with tomato and cinnamon or atriaux en sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wine of Neuchâtel

On the nose the sparkling wine of the region of Neuchâtel. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, peach or strawberries and sometimes also flavors of raspberry, orange blossom or non oak.

The best vintages in sparkling wine of Neuchâtel

  • 2016With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.07/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.01/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.97/5

The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Neuchâtel

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Noir
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Chenin Blanc
  • Cabernet Franc

The best wineries and winemakers for sparkling wine of Neuchâtel

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The word of the wine: Hairy Grenache

See lledoner pelut.

Great pink wines of Neuchâtel

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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Neuchâtel

Pink wines from the region of Neuchâtel go well with generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of duck breast with black figs, whiskey paupiettes or gigolette of rabbit.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of Neuchâtel

On the nose the pink wine of the region of Neuchâtel. often reveals types of flavors of strawberries, raspberry or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, earth or citrus fruit.

The best vintages in pink wine of Neuchâtel

  • 2019With an average score of 3.88/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.83/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.79/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.74/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.71/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.68/5

The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Neuchâtel

  • Pinot Noir
  • Pinot Gris

The best wineries and winemakers for pink wine of Neuchâtel

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Discover the grape variety: White muscat

White muscat is a white grape variety of Greek origin. Present in several Mediterranean vineyards, it has several synonyms such as muscat de Die, muscat blanc and frontignac. In France, it occupies a little less than 7,000 ha out of a total of 45,000 ha worldwide. Its young shoots are downy. Its youngest leaves are shiny, bronzed and scabrous. The berries and bunches of this variety are all medium-sized. The flesh of the berries is juicy, sweet and firm. Muscat à petits grains has a second ripening period and buds early in the year. It is moderately vigorous and must be pruned short. It likes poor, stony slopes. This variety is often exposed to spring frosts. It fears mildew, wasps, grape worms, court-noué, grey rot and powdery mildew. Muscat à petits grains is used to make rosé wines and dry white wines. Orange, brown sugar, barley sugar and raisins are the known aromas of these wines.

Great sweet wines of Neuchâtel

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Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Neuchâtel

Sweet wines from the region of Neuchâtel go well with generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of pasta with tuna, pike quenelles with lobster bisque sauce or rougail sausage.

The best vintages in sweet wine of Neuchâtel

  • 2018With an average score of 5.00/5
  • 0With an average score of 4.17/5

The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Neuchâtel

  • Gewürztraminer
  • Pinot Gris
  • Pinot Noir
  • Chasselas
  • Riesling
  • Sylvaner

The best wineries and winemakers for sweet wine of Neuchâtel

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The word of the wine: Tannic

Said of an astringent wine rich in tannins.

Great natural sweet wines of Neuchâtel

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Food and wine pairing with a natural-sweet wine of Neuchâtel

Natural sweet wines from the region of Neuchâtel go well with generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The best vintages in natural-sweet wine of Neuchâtel

  • 0With an average score of 4.30/5

The most used grape varieties in natural-sweet wine of Neuchâtel

  • Gamaret

Discover the grape variety: Chasselas

Chasselas rosé is a grape variety that originated in France. It produces a variety of grape used to make wine. However, it can also be found eating on our tables! This variety of vine is characterized by medium-sized bunches and medium-sized grapes. Chasselas rosé can be found in several vineyards: Alsace, South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Rhone Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Discover other regions and appellation of Neuchâtel

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  • Aesch
  • Alfermée
  • Alle
  • Bellerive
  • Biel
  • Biel/bienne
  • Chavannes
  • Colombier
  • Cortaillod
  • Dorfgasse
  • Evilard
  • La neuveville
  • Le landeron
  • Ligerz
  • Milvignes
  • Montmagny
  • Mur
  • Schafis
  • Schernelz ob ligerz
  • Sissach
  • Solothurn
  • Soyhières
  • Twann-tüscherz