The Domaine Les Faunes of Genève

Domaine Les Faunes
The winery offers 22 different wines
3.6
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 60 of the estates of Genève.
It is located in Genève
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The Domaine Les Faunes is one of the world's great estates. It offers 22 wines for sale in of Genève to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Domaine Les Faunes wines

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

The top white wines of Domaine Les Faunes

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Domaine Les Faunes

How Domaine Les Faunes wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of baked pork chops, tuna gratin or quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Domaine Les Faunes

In the mouth the white wine of Domaine Les Faunes. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Domaine Les Faunes

  • 2018With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.71/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Domaine Les Faunes.

  • Charmont
  • Aligoté
  • Chardonnay
  • Chasselas
  • Pinot Gris
  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discovering the wine region of Genève

Switzerland's 3rd wine canton, a modern and diverse expression. Fleshy Gamay as the signature red: fruity and crunchy with notes of cherry, raspberry and sweet spices, supple tannins. Fine Pinot Noir (undergrowth, red fruits), spicy, dense Gamaret, deep Garanoir. Whites: historic Chasselas (mineral and floral), ample Chardonnay (pear, brioche), round Pinot Blanc.

~1,400 ha across three regions: Mandement (Satigny), Entre Arve et Rhône, Entre Arve et Lac.

The top red wines of Domaine Les Faunes

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Domaine Les Faunes

How Domaine Les Faunes wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of beef with onions chinese style, lamb tagine with apricots or mahi mahi curry with coconut milk.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Domaine Les Faunes

In the mouth the red wine of Domaine Les Faunes. is a with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Domaine Les Faunes

  • 2012With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.59/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.45/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.31/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.00/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Domaine Les Faunes.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Gamaret
  • Gamay
  • Merlot
  • Pinot Noir
  • Shiraz/Syrah

Discover the grape variety: Scheurebe

Aromatic, structured whites with lively acidity and a round mouth, featuring intense aromas of pink grapefruit, blackcurrant, passion fruit, white flowers and muscat notes. Made as aromatic dry wines (Trocken), off-dry (Kabinett, Spätlese) and especially sumptuous botrytised sweet wines (Auslese, Beerenauslese, Trockenbeerenauslese). Grown in Germany (Rheinhessen, Palatinate) and Austria. Created in 1916 by Georg Scheu in Alzey, a Riesling × Bukettrebe cross.

The top pink wines of Domaine Les Faunes

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Domaine Les Faunes

How Domaine Les Faunes wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or pork such as recipes of beef with cider, veal paupiettes with cider or chicken blanquette.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Domaine Les Faunes

  • 0With an average score of 4.00/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Domaine Les Faunes.

  • Gamay
  • Pinot Noir

The word of the wine: Second fermentation

In the making of champagne, fermentation of the base wine to which is added the liqueur de tirage and which takes place in the bottle. This second fermentation produces the carbon dioxide, and therefore the bubbles that make up the effervescence of the wine.

The top sparkling wines of Domaine Les Faunes

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Domaine Les Faunes

How Domaine Les Faunes wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of new york hot dog, english tuna croque-monsieur or quiche with leeks and fresh salmon from flo.

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Domaine Les Faunes.

  • Chardonnay

Discover the grape variety: Viognier

Opulent, heady whites, rich and silky, with intense aromas of apricot, yellow peach, mango, violet, honeysuckle and musky, honeyed notes. Discreet acidity, creamy finish. Star of Condrieu AOC and Château-Grillet AOC, co-vinified in Côte-Rôtie with Syrah (up to 20%). Widely exported to California (Central Coast), Australia (Eden Valley) and Languedoc. A Rhône variety.

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Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Very expressive, lively aromatic whites with a pale golden colour, crisp palate with fresh acidity, signature aromas of citrus (grapefruit, lime), exotic fruits (passion fruit), boxwood, blackcurrant bud and mineral notes (flint). Star of Sancerre AOC, Pouilly-Fumé AOC and Pessac-Léognan AOC, defines the great whites of the Loire and Bordeaux. French white variety from Bordeaux and the Loire, exported to New Zealand, South Africa and Chile.