The Winery Patrick Fonjallaz of Lavaux of Vaud

Winery Patrick Fonjallaz
The winery offers 37 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 7 of the estates of Vaud.
It is located in Lavaux in the region of Vaud

The Winery Patrick Fonjallaz is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 37 wines for sale in of Lavaux to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Patrick Fonjallaz wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Patrick Fonjallaz

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Patrick Fonjallaz

How Winery Patrick Fonjallaz wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of poultry, lean fish or mild and soft cheese such as recipes of old-fashioned chicken in a pot, kedgeree or patata burger with no added fat.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Patrick Fonjallaz

On the nose the white wine of Winery Patrick Fonjallaz. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, earth or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, minerality or cheese. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Patrick Fonjallaz. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Patrick Fonjallaz

  • 2017With an average score of 3.82/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.77/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.72/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.69/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.67/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Patrick Fonjallaz.

  • Chasselas
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Chardonnay
  • Viognier

Discovering the wine region of Lavaux

The wine region of Lavaux is located in the region of Vaud of Switzerland. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Louis Bovard or the Château de Chillon produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Lavaux are Chasselas, Pinot noir and Gamay noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Lavaux often reveals types of flavors of peach, cheese or microbio and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, floral or citrus fruit.

In the mouth of Lavaux is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 97 estates and châteaux in the of Lavaux, producing 230 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Lavaux go well with generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian.

The top red wines of Winery Patrick Fonjallaz

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Patrick Fonjallaz

How Winery Patrick Fonjallaz wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of roast veal with cider, pork chops with curry and honey or roast pheasant.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Patrick Fonjallaz

On the nose the red wine of Winery Patrick Fonjallaz. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Patrick Fonjallaz. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Patrick Fonjallaz

  • 2015With an average score of 3.91/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.75/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.69/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.62/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.57/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Patrick Fonjallaz.

  • Pinot Noir
  • Gamay
  • Garanoir
  • Diolinoir
  • Gamaret

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Patrick Fonjallaz

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Patrick Fonjallaz

How Winery Patrick Fonjallaz wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of cutlets with portuguese sauce, beef tagine with vegetables or garbure landaise.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Patrick Fonjallaz

  • 0With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Patrick Fonjallaz.

  • Pinot Noir

The word of the wine: Apogee

This period varies greatly depending on the type of wine and the vintage, and corresponds to the optimum quality of a wine. After the peak comes the decline.

The top sweet wines of Winery Patrick Fonjallaz

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Patrick Fonjallaz

How Winery Patrick Fonjallaz wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef such as recipes of navarin of lamb.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Patrick Fonjallaz

  • 0With an average score of 4.07/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Patrick Fonjallaz.

  • Gamay
  • Chasselas

Discover the grape variety: Diolinoir

Intraspecific cross between robin noir and pinot noir obtained in 1970 by André Jacquinet of the Swiss Federal Research Station Agroscope Changins-Wadenswil (Switzerland).

The top pink wines of Winery Patrick Fonjallaz

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Patrick Fonjallaz

How Winery Patrick Fonjallaz wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of turkey ballotine, simmered pork cheeks with cream sauce and dijon mustard or provençal tart with rabbit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Patrick Fonjallaz

  • 2018With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.30/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Patrick Fonjallaz.

  • Pinot Noir
  • Gamay

The word of the wine: De-vatting

Separation of the fermented juice from all solid particles (skin, pips, deposit of lees) by transferring it to a second tank.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Patrick Fonjallaz

Planning a wine route in the of Lavaux? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Patrick Fonjallaz.

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. 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 Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.