The Château L’Évêque of Genève

Château L’Évêque - Jeanne-de-Jussie Chardonnay Barrique
The winery offers 17 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 142 of the estates of Genève.
It is located in Genève

The Château L’Évêque is one of the best wineries to follow in Genève.. It offers 17 wines for sale in of Genève to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château L’Évêque wines

Looking for the best Château L’Évêque wines in Genève among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château L’Évêque wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Château L’Évêque wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Château L’Évêque

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château L’Évêque

How Château L’Évêque wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of chicken blanquette, bacalhau com natas or quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Château L’Évêque

In the mouth the white wine of Château L’Évêque. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Château L’Évêque

  • 2019With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.89/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château L’Évêque.

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

Discovering the wine region of Genève

Geneva, at the western end of Lac Léman (Lake Geneva), is the second-largest city in Switzerland and the country's third-largest wine producing canton after Valais and Vaud. Although not famously associated with wine, the city and its environs are home to numerous Vineyards and wineries, some within just a few miles of the Center. At 1,400 hectares (3,500 acres), Geneva accounts for 10 percent of the country's vineyard area. Gamay is the predominant variety here, with the Swiss workhorse Chasselas (often labelled "Fendant") and Pinot Noir taking second and third place respectively.

Other popular regional grapes include the hardy, oft-blended combination of Gamaret and Garanoir as well as the more international Merlot and Chardonnay. The red-white split is 56 percent in favor of red. The canton is home to numerous (around 95) small, generally family-run, wineries often with a large number of Varietal wines (albeit in small quantities). While many producers are clustered around the larger viticultural areas of Dardagny, Satigny, Peissy, and Soral, wineries are dotted around the city, some a stone's throw from the French border nearby.

The region also boasts 22 Premier Cru appellations, including Coteau de Bossy, Grand Carraz and Rougemont. Broadly speaking, the vineyards around Geneva are separated into three officially named areas: the Right Bank (790 hectares/1,900 acres), known as Mandement, encompassing the large Satigny and Dardagny zones as well as vineyards further northeast in Collex-Bossy and Céligny (towards the wider Vaud area on the "right bank" of the lake); Entre Arve et Lac (283 hectares/699 acres), nominally on the Left Bank of the Rhône river and the lake, this encompasses the Southeastern quadrant of the canton (south of the lake and east of the Arve river that flows northwest into the Rhône, joining it in the city) out towards the French side of the lake; it forms a Rough triangle between the towns of Cologny, Anières and Jussy; Entre Arve et Rhône (270 hectares/660 acres), on the western side of the city, including the areas of Lully, Veyrier, Soral and Laconnex The region also counts just over 120 hectares (300 acres) of vineyard officially in France but worked by Genevan viticulturists for decades. These vineyards, in what is called the "zone franche" ("Open zone"), are appended to the Geneva appellation. The Climate in Geneva is moderated significantly by the presence of the lake, which prevents summer temperatures from rising dramatically and slows the effects of frost and snow in winter.

The top red wines of Château L’Évêque

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château L’Évêque

How Château L’Évêque wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of braciola (southern italy), leg of lamb bravado in the oven or veal breast with new vegetables.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château L’Évêque

In the mouth the red wine of Château L’Évêque. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château L’Évêque

  • 2017With an average score of 3.72/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.62/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château L’Évêque.

  • Cabernet Jura
  • Gamay
  • Merlot
  • Pinot Noir
  • Gamaret

Discover the grape variety: Gewurztraminer

Gewurztraminer rosé is a grape variety that originated in France. 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 vine is characterized by small bunches and small grapes. Gewurztraminer rosé can be found in many vineyards: Alsace, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Jura, Champagne, Lorraine, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, South West.

The top sweet wines of Château L’Évêque

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Château L’Évêque

How Château L’Évêque wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Château L’Évêque.

  • Cabernet Jura

The word of the wine: Texture

In tasting, the equivalent of touch. It is the set of tactile sensations perceived by the mucous membranes of the mouth: silky, velvety, sticky, fatty, astringent, pasty, etc.

The top pink wines of Château L’Évêque

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Château L’Évêque

How Château L’Évêque wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef such as recipes of german recipe for marinated meat: sauerbraten.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Château L’Évêque.

  • Gamay

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 wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château L’Évêque

Planning a wine route in the of Genève? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château L’Évêque.

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 about Château L’Évêque and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Texture

In tasting, the equivalent of touch. It is the set of tactile sensations perceived by the mucous membranes of the mouth: silky, velvety, sticky, fatty, astringent, pasty, etc.