The Domaine Monachon of Lavaux of Vaud

Domaine Monachon
The winery offers 12 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 17 of the estates of Vaud.
It is located in Lavaux in the region of Vaud

The Domaine Monachon is one of the world's great estates. It offers 12 wines for sale in of Lavaux to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Domaine Monachon wines

Looking for the best Domaine Monachon wines in Lavaux among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Domaine Monachon 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 Domaine Monachon wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Domaine Monachon

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Domaine Monachon

How Domaine Monachon wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of roasted fillet of beef with parsley, lamb tagine with quince or bites of cheese.

The best vintages in the red wines of Domaine Monachon

  • 2015With an average score of 4.24/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Domaine Monachon.

  • Merlot
  • Pinot Noir
  • Mara
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Gamay
  • Diolinoir

Discovering the wine region of Lavaux

The wine region of Lavaux is located in the region of Vaud of Switzerland. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Louis Bovard or the Château de Chillon produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Lavaux are Chasselas, Pinot noir and Gamay noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Lavaux often reveals types of flavors of peach, cheese or microbio and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, floral or citrus fruit.

In the mouth of Lavaux is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 97 estates and châteaux in the of Lavaux, producing 230 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Lavaux go well with generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian.

The top white wines of Domaine Monachon

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Domaine Monachon

How Domaine Monachon wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of poultry, lean fish or mild and soft cheese such as recipes of chicken curry (like in reunion island), sauerkraut of the sea in casserole or potato gratin with bacon and cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Domaine Monachon

On the nose the white wine of Domaine Monachon. often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Domaine Monachon. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Domaine Monachon

  • 2019With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.81/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.67/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.65/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Domaine Monachon.

  • Chasselas
  • Johannisberg

Discover the grape variety: Johannisberg

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Domaine Monachon

Planning a wine route in the of Lavaux? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Domaine Monachon.

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.

News about Domaine Monachon and wines from the region

An overview of the Rully appellation

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to a survey above the vineyard of Rully. Situated at the end of the Côte de Beaune region, it marks the begining of the côte chalonnaise with such a diversity of landscapes. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinsdebourgogne/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bivb​​​​ Find out more on our website: https://www.bourgogne-wines ...

A panel discussion about the Chablis appellation

This film is the recording of a webinar on Chablis wines organized in December 2020 with four personalities from Hong Kong: Yang LU, Master Sommelier and Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador, Debra MEIBURG, Master of Wine, Ivy NG, Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador and Rebecca LEUNG, wine expert. They explain the purity of Chablis wines, discuss the latest vintages, and also talk about food and wine pairings, as well as global warming and the transition to more sustainable practices. #Chablis #P ...

The Irancy appellation seen by Clotilde Davenne

Clotilde Davenne, from the eponymous estate, mentions the cherry as a main characteristic of the Irancy appellation. She tells us about the Pinot Noir variety which reveals, in its northern location of Bourgogne, lots of freshness and fruitiness that gives the appellation a very special place among the wines of the region. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (June 2020). Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​ Twitter: https: ...

The word of the wine: Drawing (liqueur de)

In champagne and sparkling wines of traditional method, addition to the wine, at the time of bottling (tirage) of sugars and yeasts dissolved in wine. These components will provoke the second fermentation in the bottle leading to the formation of carbon dioxide bubbles.