The Winery Clair Obscur of La Côte of Vaud

Winery Clair Obscur - Pinot - Gamay
The winery offers 8 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 57 of the estates of Vaud.
It is located in La Côte in the region of Vaud
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The Winery Clair Obscur is one of the world's great estates. It offers 8 wines for sale in of La Côte to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Clair Obscur wines

Looking for the best Winery Clair Obscur wines in La Côte among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Clair Obscur 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 Winery Clair Obscur wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Clair Obscur

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Clair Obscur

How Winery Clair Obscur wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or pork such as recipes of american fillet (belgian-style beef tartar), potjevleesch (meat in a pot) or mushroom, bacon and gruyere quiche.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Clair Obscur

  • 2017With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Clair Obscur.

  • Pinot Noir
  • Gamay

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Clair Obscur

Planning a wine route in the of La Côte? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Clair Obscur.

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.

News about Winery Clair Obscur and wines from the region

Warmer climate to boost UK wine production, says study

Higher growing season temperatures over the next 20 years are likely to further increase the UK’s potential for wine production, according to new modelling on ‘near-term’ climate change impact on the sector. Yet wineries also need flexibility to adapt to challenges, said the study, published in the Oeno One journal and part of a wider project on climate resilience in UK wine. Conditions seen in the excellent 2018 vintage are set to become more common in several areas, including East ...

Côte-Rôtie & Condrieu 2020: report and top-scoring wines

Tasting the 2020 Côte-Rôties reminded me of the 2016s – while some are on the light side, the wines are ripe with a fine tannic frame. They are noticeably more slender and less potent than the previous few vintages and will drink well straight away. Scroll down for tasting notes and scores for the Côte-Rôtie & Condrieu 2020 top-scoring wines {"content":"PHA+U3TDqXBoYW5lIE9naWVyIGJlbGlldmVzIHRoZSBjb29sIG5pZ2h0cyB3ZXJlIGFuIGltcG9ydGFudCBmYWN0b3IgaW4gdGhlIGZyZXNoZXIgc3R5bGUgb2Ygd ...

Cambridge University’s King’s College earns £1.3m by auctioning off rare Burgundies

The ‘Generations of Jayer’ collection included 42 lots of some of the finest Burgundies ever bottled. A 12-bottle case of Grand Cru Henri Jayer for Georges Jayer, Echézeaux 1999 from Côte de Nuits led the charge, selling for £100,000 at the London auction. The second priciest lot was the Henri Jayer for Georges Jayer, Echézeaux 2001, which received a winning bid of £85,000. Henri Jayer was dubbed the ‘godfather of Burgundy’ after pioneering a range of key innovations in the region. He believed t ...

The word of the wine: Rosé (champagne)

Unique rosé wine made by blending white wine with a small amount of red Champagne. It is however possible to vinify the must directly into rosé.