The Domaine des Charmes of Genève

Domaine des Charmes - Peissy
The winery offers 19 different wines
3.7
Note - 1Note - 1Note - 1Note - 0.5Note - 0
Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 57 of the estates of Genève.
It is located in Genève

The Domaine des Charmes is one of the world's great estates. It offers 19 wines for sale in of Genève to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Domaine des Charmes wines

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

The top white wines of Domaine des Charmes

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Domaine des Charmes

How Domaine des Charmes wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of poultry, lean fish or mild and soft cheese such as recipes of royal couscous (lamb, chicken, merguez), céteaux (la rochelle) or the secrets of croque-monsieur.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Domaine des Charmes

In the mouth the white wine of Domaine des Charmes. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Domaine des Charmes

  • 2017With an average score of 4.06/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.94/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.73/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.50/5

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Chasselas
  • Bouvier
  • Aligoté
  • Pinot Blanc
  • Savagnin

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 Domaine des Charmes

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Domaine des Charmes

How Domaine des Charmes wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of kig ar farz breton, sauté of veal with the moulinex cookeo or adapted vietnamese fondue.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Domaine des Charmes

In the mouth the red wine of Domaine des Charmes. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Domaine des Charmes

  • 2018With an average score of 3.92/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.87/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.78/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.75/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.64/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.60/5

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

  • Gamay
  • Gamaret
  • Pinot Noir
  • Merlot

Discover the grape variety: Pinot blanc

Pinot Blanc is a grape variety that originated in Burgundy, mutated from Pinot Gris. Today, it is grown in Alsace where it is called klevner when blended with auxerrois. The continental climate, with its cold winters and hot summers, is particularly suited to pinot blanc. It is resistant to frost in winter and in summer, the roots draw the minerals it needs from the warm soil. Its bunches are made up of small berries with thick skins and melting pulp that produce fruity, spicy wines, balanced between acidity and alcohol. pinot blanc is also used for crémants and sparkling wines. Pinot Blanc is also used for Crémant and sparkling wines. It is widely grown in Italy, where it covers almost 7,000 hectares, and is also found in Germany, Austria, Canada and South Africa.

The top pink wines of Domaine des Charmes

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Domaine des Charmes

How Domaine des Charmes wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or pork such as recipes of beef fashion, braised veal heart with carrots or ham and cheese macaroni gratin.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Domaine des Charmes.

  • Gamay
  • Pinot Noir

The word of the wine: Servadou iron

A black grape variety from the southwest that produces a wine with spicy tannins and black currant and raspberry aromas. Under the name of Mansois, it is the main grape variety of Marcillac; it is also one of the important varieties of Gaillacois, where it is called Braucol. It is also used in the blends of other South-Western appellations (Fronton, Lavilledieu, Estaing, Madiran). Syn.: braucol, pinenc, mansois.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Domaine des Charmes

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 Domaine des Charmes.

Discover the grape variety: Aligoté

Aligoté is an ancient Burgundian grape variety (it has different names depending on the region in which it is grown: griset blanc in Beaune, giboudot blanc in the Chalonnais or troyen blanc in the Aube), mainly used in the production of Bourgogne-Aligoté, Bouzeron and Crémant-de-Bourgogne.aligoté is a medium-fine white grape variety, quite productive, which gives clear, acidic, fresh and light white wines. An anecdote often says that it was a member of the clergy named Kir who gave it its letters of nobility by adding it to blackcurrant cream to prepare an aperitif.produced on more than 1,600 hectares in Burgundy, aligoté has also been exported. It is also cultivated in Eastern Europe (Ukraine, Romania), California, Canada and Chile, representing more than 20,000 hectares in the world.

News about Domaine des Charmes and wines from the region

Decanter Wine Club Now Live

The Decanter Wine Club, launched in partnership with Wine Access, is now live. Be the first to secure a subscription to one of our excellent boxes of wine. We are launching with two special curations of Decanter Wines of the Year winners, each one scoring no less than 95 Decanter points. These are the panel tasting all-stars, the critic favourites whose ratings will send collectors clamouring. Available in two tiers for casual enthusiasts and oenophiles alike, choose from: Everyday Excellence an ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Cruzille

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-Cruzille, 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/BourgogneWi ...

The word of the wine: Servadou iron

A black grape variety from the southwest that produces a wine with spicy tannins and black currant and raspberry aromas. Under the name of Mansois, it is the main grape variety of Marcillac; it is also one of the important varieties of Gaillacois, where it is called Braucol. It is also used in the blends of other South-Western appellations (Fronton, Lavilledieu, Estaing, Madiran). Syn.: braucol, pinenc, mansois.