The Winery Jean-Francois Chevalley of Dezaley of Vaud

Winery Jean-Francois Chevalley - Es Embleyres Dézaley Grand Cru
The winery offers 11 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 1 of the estates of Vaud.
It is located in Dezaley in the region of Vaud

The Winery Jean-Francois Chevalley is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 11 wines for sale in of Dezaley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Jean-Francois Chevalley wines

Looking for the best Winery Jean-Francois Chevalley wines in Dezaley among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Jean-Francois Chevalley 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 Jean-Francois Chevalley wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Jean-Francois Chevalley

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Jean-Francois Chevalley

How Winery Jean-Francois Chevalley wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of poultry, lean fish or mild and soft cheese such as recipes of moroccan kefta balls, baked fish fillets with vegetables or sublime salmon (stuffed salmon).

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Jean-Francois Chevalley

On the nose the white wine of Winery Jean-Francois Chevalley. often reveals types of flavors of minerality, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Jean-Francois Chevalley. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Jean-Francois Chevalley

  • 2017With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.91/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Jean-Francois Chevalley.

  • Chasselas
  • Riesling

Discovering the wine region of Dezaley

The wine region of Dezaley is located in the region of Lavaux of Vaud of Switzerland. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Louis Bovard or the Domaine Luc Massy Vins produce mainly wines white, red and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Dezaley are Chasselas, Merlot and Pinot noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Dezaley often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, lemon or tropical fruit and sometimes also flavors of smoke, wax or peach.

In the mouth of Dezaley is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 63 estates and châteaux in the of Dezaley, producing 109 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Dezaley go well with generally quite well with dishes of poultry, lean fish or mild and soft cheese.

The top red wines of Winery Jean-Francois Chevalley

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Jean-Francois Chevalley

How Winery Jean-Francois Chevalley wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of wild boar stew in burgundy style, risotto of penne with chorizo and merguez or my grandmother's rabbit stew.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Jean-Francois Chevalley

  • 2015With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Jean-Francois Chevalley.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot

Discover the grape variety: Grenache

Grenache noir is a grape variety that originated in Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Grenache noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Jean-Francois Chevalley

Planning a wine route in the of Dezaley? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Jean-Francois Chevalley.

Discover the grape variety: Riesling

White Riesling is a grape variety that originated in France (Alsace). It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Riesling can be found in many vineyards: Alsace, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Lorraine, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, South West.

News about Winery Jean-Francois Chevalley and wines from the region

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

Abadía Retuerta, Spain’s newest Vino de Pago

For those unfamiliar with the Vino de Pago qualification, it was created in Spain in 2003 to certify singular estates (pagos) as Protected Denominations of Origin. While not a requisite, it’s generally implemented by individual wineries looking to gain protected status for a single vineyard site within their domain. This is the case for Abadía Retuerta which is an estate of 700ha, of which 180ha is planted to vine. While located within the Duero Valley, the site resides within the borders of Sar ...

Walls: Discovering St-Joseph estate Martine & Christian Rouchier

A couple of weeks ago, I was looking up at some terraced vineyards in St-Joseph with an Australian friend. He remarked that he’d never seen a steep vineyard like this in his home country. Who could afford to rip out the trees, build the access roads, construct the terraces, and plant the vines, without being certain beforehand that the resulting wine could be sold at prices high enough to recoup the investment? It might not be the most romantic way of looking at it. But that’s the modern reality ...

The word of the wine: Light (taste of)

Taste close to oxidation, characteristic of champagnes altered by prolonged exposure to light.