The Domaine La Capitaine is one of the world's great estates. It offers 23 wines for sale in of Vaud to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Domaine La Capitaine wines in Vaud among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Domaine La Capitaine 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 La Capitaine wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Domaine La Capitaine wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of poultry, lean fish or mild and soft cheese such as recipes of quick cider chicken, brazilian moqueca or refreshing endive, apple and walnut salad.
On the nose the white wine of Domaine La Capitaine. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, peach or lemon and sometimes also flavors of earth, microbio or tree fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Domaine La Capitaine. is a with a nice freshness.
World reference for Chasselas (~60% of the vineyard). Mineral, delicate whites with signature notes of green apple, citrus, white flowers, fresh almond and a saline touch, low acidity and a silky palate. Maximum expression in Lavaux (UNESCO 2007) on Lake Geneva terraces. Also La Côte, Chablais and the iconic Dézaley.
Fine Pinot Noir reds, supple Gamay, spicy Gamaret and fleshy Garanoir. ~3,830 ha in terraces on the lake shores, supported by dry-stone walls.
How Domaine La Capitaine wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef tongue in hot pickle sauce, lamb tagine with apricots or duck with orange.
In the mouth the red wine of Domaine La Capitaine. is a with a nice freshness.
Supple, sun-drenched reds with a deep ruby robe, smooth tannins and moderate acidity, with intense aromas of ripe red fruit (strawberry, raspberry, candied cherry), garrigue (thyme, bay), white pepper, kirsch and soft spice. Ample, warm palate. Absolute pillar of Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC, Gigondas, Côtes-du-Rhône, Tavel rosé, Priorat DOQ, Rioja (as Garnacha) and star of naturally sweet wines (Banyuls, Maury, Rasteau). Autochthonous Mediterranean variety from Aragon.
How Domaine La Capitaine wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or pork such as recipes of celine's version of moussaka (5th meeting), venison bourguignon or chicken drumstick with bacon.
Person in charge of choosing and serving wines. Old term for the sommelier.
How Domaine La Capitaine wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of pan bagnat, barbecued lobster or county doormat.
Full-bodied, exotic whites, rich and heady, with moderate acidity, showing opulent aromas of lychee, rose, mango, ginger, pink grapefruit and gentle spice. Made as aromatic dry, moelleux late-harvest and liquorous sélection de grains nobles. Star of Alsace AOC (one of the four noble varieties) and signature of Alto Adige (Tramin), Palatinate and Germany. A pink mutation of Traminer.
Planning a wine route in the of Vaud? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Domaine La Capitaine.
Elegant reds, light in colour with silky tannins, showing strawberry, cherry and raspberry aromas, evolving to forest floor, mushroom and spice with age. Fresh acidity, delicate finish. Star of the Côte d'Or (Romanée-Conti, Chambertin, Volnay), pillar of Champagne (Blanc de Noirs) and signature of Oregon, Central Otago and Sonoma Coast. An early-ripening Burgundian variety, one of the world's greatest.
