The best wines of Cotes de l'Orbe

Discover the best wines of Cotes de l'Orbe of Vaud as well as the best winemakers of Cotes de l'Orbe and estates of Cotes de l'Orbe to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Cotes de l'Orbe and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Top wines of Cotes de l'Orbe by region

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

Great red wines of Cotes de l'Orbe

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Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Cotes de l'Orbe

Red wines from the region of Cotes de l'Orbe go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of tournedos rossini, chicken supreme with morels or roast duck breast or duck fillet with dried apricots.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Cotes de l'Orbe

In the mouth the red wine of the region of Cotes de l'Orbe. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in red wine of Cotes de l'Orbe

  • 2019With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.98/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.92/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.91/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.77/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.76/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Cotes de l'Orbe

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

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Cotes de l'Orbe

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

Discovering the wine region of Cotes de l'Orbe

The wine region of Cotes de l'Orbe is located in the region of Vaud of Switzerland. Wineries and vineyards like the Château de Valeyres or the Château de Valeyres produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Cotes de l'Orbe are Gamay noir, Gamaret and Pinot noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Cotes de l'Orbe often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.

In the mouth of Cotes de l'Orbe is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 17 estates and châteaux in the of Cotes de l'Orbe, producing 80 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Cotes de l'Orbe go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison).

Great white wines of Cotes de l'Orbe

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Cotes de l'Orbe

White wines from the region of Cotes de l'Orbe go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of oven-baked sausage, tuna provencal style or broccoli and blue cheese quiche without pastry.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Cotes de l'Orbe

In the mouth the white wine of the region of Cotes de l'Orbe. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in white wine of Cotes de l'Orbe

  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.50/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Cotes de l'Orbe

  • Chardonnay
  • Chasselas
  • Riesling
  • Sylvaner
  • Pinot Blanc
  • Pinot Gris

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Cotes de l'Orbe

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

Discover the grape variety: Mara

Intraspecific cross between gamay noir and reichensteiner obtained in 1970 by André Jacquinet at the Agroscope Changins-Wädenswil research station (Switzerland). From these same parents he also obtained the gamaret and the garanoir. It should not be confused with the Romanian direct producer hybrid, also black, resulting from an interspecific cross between 12 303 Seyve-Villard and ozana. Mara is mainly cultivated in Switzerland and is virtually unknown in France.

Great sparkling wines of Cotes de l'Orbe

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Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Cotes de l'Orbe

Sparkling wines from the region of Cotes de l'Orbe go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) such as recipes of homemade beef stew, kig ha farz (breton stew) or endives with smoked salmon au gratin.

The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Cotes de l'Orbe

  • Riesling
  • Gamay
  • Sylvaner
  • Garanoir

The best wineries and winemakers for sparkling wine of Cotes de l'Orbe

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

    The word of the wine: Oenologist

    Specialist in wine-making techniques. It is a profession and not a passion: one can be an oenophile without being an oenologist (and the opposite too!). Formerly attached to the Faculty of Pharmacy, oenology studies have become independent and have their own university course. Learning to make wine requires a good chemical background but also, increasingly, a good knowledge of the plant. Some oenologists work in laboratories (analysis). Others, the consulting oenologists, work directly in the properties.

    Great pink wines of Cotes de l'Orbe

    See the top 100 best pink wines of Cotes de l'Orbe

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    Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Cotes de l'Orbe

    Pink wines from the region of Cotes de l'Orbe go well with generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of old-fashioned pork roll, quiche without eggs or rabbit with tomato.

    The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Cotes de l'Orbe

    • Gamay
    • Pinot Noir

    The best wineries and winemakers for pink wine of Cotes de l'Orbe

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

    Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

    The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). 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. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

    News from the vineyard of Cotes de l'Orbe

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