The best wines of Bex
Discover the best wines of Bex of Vaud as well as the best winemakers of Bex and estates of Bex to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Bex and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Top wines of Bex by region
Looking for a good wine of Bex of Vaud among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Bex. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of Bex with technical and enological descriptions.
Great red wines of Bex
See the top 100 best red wines of BexWant to buy a red wine of Bex cheap or sell a red wine of Bex at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.
Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Bex
Red wines from the region of Bex go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of lamb skewers, lamb with masalé sauce and rice or home-made white pudding.
Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Bex
On the nose the red wine of the region of Bex. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or oak and sometimes also flavors of non oak, black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of the region of Bex. is a with a nice freshness.
The best vintages in red wine of Bex
- 2011With an average score of 4.24/5
- 2016With an average score of 4.23/5
- 2015With an average score of 4.18/5
- 2013With an average score of 4.14/5
- 2017With an average score of 4.13/5
- 2019With an average score of 4.10/5
The most used grape varieties in red wine of Bex
- Merlot
- Shiraz/Syrah
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Cabernet Franc
- Pinot Noir
- Diolinoir
The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Bex
A wine route planned in the region of Bex? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best red wine of Bex.
- Domaine du Chêne Bex
Discovering the wine region of Bex
The wine region of Bex is located in the region of Chablais of Vaud of Switzerland. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine du Montet or the Domaine Cortis produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Bex are Merlot, Pinot noir and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Bex often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or oak and sometimes also flavors of non oak, black fruit.
In the mouth of Bex is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 6 estates and châteaux in the of Bex, producing 43 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Bex go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork.
Great white wines of Bex
See the top 100 best white wines of BexWant to buy a white wine of Bex cheap or sell a white wine of Bex at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.
Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Bex
White wines from the region of Bex go well with generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of wild salmon with verbena steam, tagliatelle with shrimps or chicken, zucchini and tomato pie.
Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Bex
In the mouth the white wine of the region of Bex. is a with a nice freshness.
The best vintages in white wine of Bex
- 2015With an average score of 4.20/5
- 2018With an average score of 3.60/5
The most used grape varieties in white wine of Bex
- Chasselas
- Sauvignon Blanc
- Chardonnay
- Pinot Gris
- Pinot Blanc
- Pinot Noir
Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon
Sauvignon Gris is a grape variety that originated in France (South-West). 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 bunches and small grapes. Sauvignon Gris can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Beaujolais, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey.
Great sparkling wines of Bex
See the top 100 best sparkling wines of BexWant to buy a sparkling wine of Bex cheap or sell a sparkling wine of Bex at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.
Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Bex
Sparkling wines from the region of Bex go well with generally quite well with dishes of spicy food or sweet desserts such as recipes of caramelized lamb mice or tiramisu (original recipe).
The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Bex
- Muscat Blanc
The word of the wine: Flexible
A tender wine with little tannin.
Great pink wines of Bex
See the top 100 best pink wines of BexWant to buy a pink wine of Bex cheap or sell a pink wine of Bex at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.
Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Bex
Pink wines from the region of Bex go well with generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of piccata with cheese, country-style snow peas or duckling with bigarrade.
The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Bex
- Pinot Noir
- Gamay
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 Bex
See the top 100 best sweet wines of BexWant to buy a sweet wine of Bex cheap or sell a sweet wine of Bex at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.
Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Bex
Sweet wines from the region of Bex go well with generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .
The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Bex
- Sylvaner
The word of the wine: Anthocyanins
Phenolic compounds present in the skin of grapes that give colour to red wines during maceration.
News from the vineyard of Bex
Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022
The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...
Rare Lafite 1887 magnum tops £22,000 in Sotheby’s auction
A magnum of Lafite Rothschild 1887 sold for £22,500 ($28,300) at a Sotheby’s auction of ‘vinous treasures’ spanning nearly 200 years. The wine, held in storage with Octavian group in Wiltshire, had a pre-sale high estimate of £18,000. A single bottle of Château d’Yquem 1831 sold for £27,500 (pre-sale high estimate: £20,000). Another bottle of Yquem, from the 1896 vintage, sold for £15,000, tripling its pre-sale high estimate. ‘An extraordinary wine from a very great Sauternes vintage,’ said Sere ...
‘Space vines’ trial on-track, says team who put Petrus in orbit
Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon ‘space vines’ that were fired into orbit alongside bottles of Petrus 2000 have been nurtured alongside their ‘daughter’ plants in western France, said researchers in an update on the project. ‘The first “space grapes” are now visible on the canes just a few months after the replanting phase that occurred in February 2022,’ said Space Cargo Unlimited, the start-up leading the project. A total of 320 vine canes spent more than a year on the Int ...