The best wines of La Côte

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

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Top wines of La Côte by region

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

Great red wines of La Côte

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Want to buy a red wine of La Côte cheap or sell a red wine of La Côte 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 La Côte

Red wines from the region of La Côte go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or pork such as recipes of rosbeef casserole mamie, alsatian fondue or whiskey paupiettes.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of La Côte

On the nose the red wine of the region of La Côte. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, strawberries or vanilla and sometimes also flavors of non oak, oak or spices. In the mouth the red wine of the region of La Côte. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in red wine of La Côte

  • 2009With an average score of 4.14/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.06/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.90/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of La Côte

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

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of La Côte

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

Discovering the wine region of La Côte

The wine region of La Côte is located in the region of Vaud of Switzerland. Wineries and vineyards like the Cave de la Côte - Cave Cidis or the Cave de Jolimont produce mainly wines white, red and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of La Côte are Chasselas, Gamaret and Pinot noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of La Côte often reveals types of flavors of black fruit, pear or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of tropical fruit, apples or cream.

In the mouth of La Côte is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 163 estates and châteaux in the of La Côte, producing 561 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of La Côte go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or pork.

Great white wines of La Côte

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of La Côte

White wines from the region of La Côte go well with generally quite well with dishes of poultry, lean fish or mild and soft cheese such as recipes of cheeseburger from a to z, kedgeree or chicken quesadilla.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of La Côte

On the nose the white wine of the region of La Côte. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, tropical fruit or oak and sometimes also flavors of quince, green apple or spices. In the mouth the white wine of the region of La Côte. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in white wine of La Côte

  • 2010With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.85/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.82/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.81/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.81/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.77/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of La Côte

  • Chasselas
  • Pinot Gris
  • Sauvignon Gris
  • Johanniter
  • Viognier
  • Sauvignon Blanc

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of La Côte

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

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 La Côte

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Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of La Côte

Sparkling wines from the region of La Côte go well with generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of pork cheeks with cider and honey, flemish carbonnade or gigolette of rabbit.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wine of La Côte

On the nose the sparkling wine of the region of La Côte. often reveals types of flavors of yeast, non oak or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or citrus fruit.

The best vintages in sparkling wine of La Côte

  • 2009With an average score of 4.00/5

The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of La Côte

  • Pinot Noir
  • Chardonnay
  • Gamay
  • Chasselas
  • Pinot Blanc

The best wineries and winemakers for sparkling wine of La Côte

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

The word of the wine: Gouleyant

Characteristic of supple and light wines, particularly new wines.

Great pink wines of La Côte

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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of La Côte

Pink wines from the region of La Côte go well with generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of milanese escalope (italy), stuffed round zucchini or duck aiguillettes.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of La Côte

On the nose the pink wine of the region of La Côte. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, red fruit.

The best vintages in pink wine of La Côte

  • 2016With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.58/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.30/5

The most used grape varieties in pink wine of La Côte

  • Pinot Noir
  • Gamay
  • Garanoir
  • Gamaret
  • Merlot

The best wineries and winemakers for pink wine of La Côte

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

Discover the grape variety: Grenache

Grenache noir is a grape variety that originated in Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Grenache noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Great sweet wines of La Côte

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Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of La Côte

Sweet wines from the region of La Côte go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of cajun jumbalaya rice, skate wing with shallots or thai shrimp soup (tom yam goong).

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wine of La Côte

On the nose the sweet wine of the region of La Côte. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, earth.

The best vintages in sweet wine of La Côte

  • 2008With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5

The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of La Côte

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Gris
  • Muscat Blanc
  • Gamaret
  • Gewürztraminer
  • Chasselas

The best wineries and winemakers for sweet wine of La Côte

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

The word of the wine: Hairy

A sensual and complete wine that leaves a sensation of balance and fullness in the mouth.

News from the vineyard of La Côte

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 ...

Vanilla is the ‘most pleasant’ smell, finds study

Vanilla was ranked as the most pleasant smell in a study involving 235 people and conducted by an international network of researchers, including those from the University of Oxford and the Karolinska Institute in Sweden. This was closely followed by ethyl butyrate, ‘which smells like peaches’, said the researchers, who published their findings in the Current Biology journal. Vanilla notes can be found in several wine styles, such as some iterations of Chardonnay or Rioja, largely resulting from ...

Decanter 360° Academy initiative launches

Decanter is very excited to announce the launch of the Decanter 360 Academy, which is now open for applications. Find out more and apply here. We’re looking for our first Decanter 360° Academy Trainee – somebody with a real enthusiasm for taking the first steps in their wine industry career.  If you’re interested in the world of wine but don’t know where to start, this might just be the opportunity for you. We recognise that the wine industry can seem daunting from the outside and we want to do ...

Discover other regions and appellation of La Côte

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

  • Bursinel
  • Bursins
  • Luins
  • Monnaz
  • Mont-sur-rolle
  • Morges
  • Perroy
  • Signy