The Winery La Colombe of Vaud

Winery La Colombe
The winery offers 39 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 35 of the estates of Vaud.
It is located in Vaud

The Winery La Colombe is one of the world's great estates. It offers 39 wines for sale in of Vaud to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery La Colombe wines

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

The top red wines of Winery La Colombe

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery La Colombe

How Winery La Colombe wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of shepherd's pie (potatoes, beef, carrots, bacon), pork tenderloin with chorizo and peppers or pheasant with mushrooms and tomatoes.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery La Colombe

On the nose the red wine of Winery La Colombe. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of strawberries, coffee or non oak. In the mouth the red wine of Winery La Colombe. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery La Colombe

  • 2016With an average score of 4.03/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.92/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.87/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.78/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.77/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.72/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery La Colombe.

  • Pinot Noir
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Garanoir
  • Gamaret
  • Gamay

Discovering the wine region of Vaud

Vaud is Switzerland's second-largest wine region, located in the French-speaking southwest. The region - which is also one of 26 cantons in the country - is best known for its crisp, white Fendant wines (the national name for the Chasselas variety) and its stunning lakeside landscapes. Both of these reach their zenith in the grand crus of Lavaux/dezaley">Dezaley and Calamin. These famous Lavaux Vineyard terraces, which rise steeply up above Lake Geneva (Lac Léman), are considered of such importance that they are now enjoy protected status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The main Vaud vineyard area arches broadly around Lake Geneva from La Côte, west of Lausanne, via Lavaux (between Lausanne and Montreux to the east) to Chablais, which runs from the lake's edge into the steep-sided Rhone river valley - the gateway to the Valais. North of the lake are a handful of satellite viticultural areas around Lake Neuchâtel, bordering the Neuchatel - Three Lakes area, and along the banks of the Orbe river - grouped into the Côtes de l'Orbe and BonvillarsAOC/AOPs. Vaud is thus flanked by three key Swiss wine regions: Geneva (at the end of the lake to the southwest), Neuchâtel (to the north) and Valais (to the southeast). Just across the Jura Mountains, which form the canton's western edge (the Swiss border with France) is the French portion of the Jura.

Unusually among Swiss wine regions, Vaud produces more white wine than red. Two-thirds of production here is to white wine with the lion's share given over to Fendant/Chasselas, covering just over 2,200 hectares (5,400 acres) in the canton - 60 percent of its area. Other than Chasselas, Pinot Noir and Gamay are the next in line in terms of vineyard area, making up just over 20 percent of vineyard area together. Of the two, Pinot Noir is the more popular, boasting 480 hectares (1,100 acres) compared to Gamay's 350 (860 acres).

The top white wines of Winery La Colombe

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery La Colombe

How Winery La Colombe wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of poultry, lean fish or mild and soft cheese such as recipes of basque piperade, monkfish with curry or macaroni and cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery La Colombe

On the nose the white wine of Winery La Colombe. often reveals types of flavors of apples, lemon or apricot and sometimes also flavors of spices, vegetal or straw. In the mouth the white wine of Winery La Colombe. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery La Colombe

  • 2019With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.74/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.73/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.72/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.71/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery La Colombe.

  • Chasselas
  • Pinot Gris
  • Chardonnay
  • Doral
  • Savagnin
  • Riesling

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.

The top pink wines of Winery La Colombe

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery La Colombe

How Winery La Colombe wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of stuffed quails, banh mi sandwich or garbure with duck confit.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery La Colombe.

  • Pinot Noir

The word of the wine: Yellow wine

White wines from the Jura region aged in oak barrels without topping up for at least 6 years. A veil of yeast forms on the surface of the wine, which undergoes slow oxidation, giving it a particular taste reminiscent of nuts.

Discover the grape variety: Savagnin

Savagnin is a white grape variety originating from the Austrian Tyrol. It arrived in Franche Comté and quickly became the flagship variety of the Jura. Cousin of the gewurztraminer, it gives small white bunches. Its berries have a thick skin which resists well to grey rot and to diseases in general. Savagnin thrives on marl soils and is a very aromatic grape variety. It is used in the elaboration of yellow wine, the AOC Château-Châlon is the most representative. This grape variety also produces vin de paille which is a sweet wine for which the ripe grapes are dried on a bed of straw for at least 6 weeks before being pressed. The best known AOC straw wines are: Arbois, Côtes-du-Jura and Etoile. Savagnin is also used to make Macvin du Jura, a liqueur wine, and to make Crémants du Jura.White wines made from Savagnin have great aging potential. They have a powerful and complex aroma with notes of walnut, almonds, hazelnuts, flowers, honey and green apple.

News about Winery La Colombe and wines from the region

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Chablis wines in the Hong Kong market by Debra MEIBURG

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At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Serrières

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Serrières, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneW ...

The word of the wine: Yellow wine

White wines from the Jura region aged in oak barrels without topping up for at least 6 years. A veil of yeast forms on the surface of the wine, which undergoes slow oxidation, giving it a particular taste reminiscent of nuts.