The Château de Chillon of Lavaux of Vaud

Château de Chillon
The winery offers 7 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 6 of the estates of Vaud.
It is located in Lavaux in the region of Vaud

The Château de Chillon is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 7 wines for sale in of Lavaux to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château de Chillon wines

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

The top white wines of Château de Chillon

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château de Chillon

How Château de Chillon wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of poultry, lean fish or mild and soft cheese such as recipes of grandma's chicken casserole, mixed paella valenciana or savoyard fondue with ceps.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Château de Chillon

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

The best vintages in the white wines of Château de Chillon

  • 2015With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.87/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château de Chillon.

  • Chasselas

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 red wines of Château de Chillon

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château de Chillon

How Château de Chillon wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of chicken bonne femme, cassoulet or rabbit in white wine (casserole).

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château de Chillon

On the nose the red wine of Château de Chillon. often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or red fruit.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château de Chillon

  • 2014With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.48/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.27/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château de Chillon.

  • Pinot Noir
  • Merlot
  • Garanoir
  • Gamaret

Discover the grape variety: Garanoir

Intraspecific cross between Gamay and Reichensteiner obtained in 1970 by André Jacquinet at the Agroscope Changins-Wädenswil research station (Switzerland). From this same crossbreed, Gamaret and Mara were also born.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château de Chillon

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 Château de Chillon.

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.