The best wines of Chablais

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

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Top wines of Chablais by region

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

Great red wines of Chablais

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Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Chablais

Red wines from the region of Chablais go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of beef pot-au-feu, thiebou yappe from senegal (rice with lamb) or rougail sausage.

The best vintages in red wine of Chablais

  • 2010With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.98/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.92/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.88/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.88/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Chablais

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

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Chablais

A wine route planned in the region of Chablais? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best red wine of Chablais.

Discovering the wine region of Chablais

The wine region of Chablais is located in the region of Vaud of Switzerland. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Clos du Châtelard or the Domaine Henri Badoux produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Chablais are Chasselas, Pinot noir and Gamay noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Chablais often reveals types of flavors of citrus, apricot or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, red fruit or oak.

In the mouth of Chablais is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 48 estates and châteaux in the of Chablais, producing 103 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Chablais go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork.

Great white wines of Chablais

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Chablais

White wines from the region of Chablais go well with generally quite well with dishes of poultry, lean fish or mild and soft cheese such as recipes of pasta with chicken and curry, the fisherman's catigot with gambas or my lasagna bolognese (without béchamel sauce).

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Chablais

On the nose the white wine of the region of Chablais. often reveals types of flavors of oak, non oak. In the mouth the white wine of the region of Chablais. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in white wine of Chablais

  • 2014With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.08/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.97/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.78/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.77/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.70/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Chablais

  • Chasselas
  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Gris
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Gewürztraminer
  • Sauvignon Gris

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Chablais

A wine route planned in the region of Chablais? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best white wine of Chablais.

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.

Great sparkling wines of Chablais

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Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Chablais

Sparkling wines from the region of Chablais go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of stuffed mushrooms, tomato, zucchini and tuna flan or quiche lorraine.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wine of Chablais

On the nose the sparkling wine of the region of Chablais. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.

The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Chablais

  • Chardonnay
  • Muscat Blanc

The best wineries and winemakers for sparkling wine of Chablais

A wine route planned in the region of Chablais? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sparkling wine of Chablais.

The word of the wine: Vinification

Method and set of techniques for making wine.

Great pink wines of Chablais

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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Chablais

Pink wines from the region of Chablais go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of quick meatloaf, lamb with masalé sauce and rice or seafood, chorizo and chicken paella from patou.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of Chablais

On the nose the pink wine of the region of Chablais. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, apricot or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, red fruit.

The best vintages in pink wine of Chablais

  • 2017With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.50/5

The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Chablais

  • Pinot Noir
  • Gamay
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot

The best wineries and winemakers for pink wine of Chablais

A wine route planned in the region of Chablais? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best pink wine of Chablais.

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

Great sweet wines of Chablais

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Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Chablais

Sweet wines from the region of Chablais go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of spit-turned boar leg (oven) with "automatic watering"., osso bucco or potjevleesch (meat in a pot).

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wine of Chablais

In the mouth the sweet wine of the region of Chablais. is a mainly marked by the residual sugar.

The best vintages in sweet wine of Chablais

  • 2011With an average score of 4.20/5

The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Chablais

  • Pinot Noir
  • Chasselas
  • Viognier
  • Pinot Gris
  • Garanoir
  • Gamaret

The best wineries and winemakers for sweet wine of Chablais

A wine route planned in the region of Chablais? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sweet wine of Chablais.

The word of the wine: Amylic

Aroma reminiscent of banana, candy, and sometimes nail polish, particularly present in primeur wines. The amylic taste is reminiscent of the aromas of industrial confectionery and does not reflect a great expression of terroir.

News from the vineyard of Chablais

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The Irancy appellation seen by Nicolas Ferrari

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Discover other regions and appellation of Chablais

A wine route in the region of Chablais ? Visit the most beautiful wine towns and villages

  • Aigle
  • Bex
  • Saint-triphon
  • Villeneuve