Cotes de L'Orbe Wine: Grapes, Style and Bottles

Signature grapes

Bottles to find

Wine from Cotes de L’Orbe comes out of Vaud, Switzerland, where it sits as a sub-region.

Pinot Noir leads the plantings, with Gamay, Chasselas, Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Gris alongside it.

Vines root into alluvial, clay and gneiss.

The climate is maritime/oceanic, running continental.

The vineyards themselves read as lakeside and mountains.

Red wine, dry white wine and rosé wine is what the region is known for, and in the glass it shows crisp with minerally precision.

Pour them alongside grilled meats, roasted vegetables, seafood and cheeses.

Serve chilled.

Keeps for 5 to 7 years.

Soil

AlluvialClayGneissGranite

Climate

Maritime/oceanicContinental

Terrain

LakesideMountains

Styles

reddry whiterosé

In the glass.

Dry white: Crisp with minerally precision.

Grapes planted here.

01 Pinot NoirDominant Read → 02 GamayDominant Read → 03 ChasselasBlending Read → 04 Sauvignon BlancBlending Read → 05 Pinot GrisBlending Read → 06 Pinot Blanc Read → 07 Mara Read → 08 Doral Read → 09 Chardonnay Read → 10 Muller-Thurgau Read → 11 Gamaret Read → 12 Divico Read →

Bottles to look for.

Cave du Chateau de Valeyres 'De Gallera', Vaud, Switzerland
Cave du Chateau de Valeyres Baron Blanc, Cotes de L'Orbe, Switzerland
Cave du Chateau de Valeyres Chardonnay Confidentiel, Cotes de L'Orbe, Switzerland
Cave du Chateau de Valeyres Cuve du Baron, Vaud, Switzerland
Cave du Chateau de Valeyres Cuvee Charles-David Assemblage Rouge, Cotes de L'Orbe, Switzerland
Cave du Chateau de Valeyres Cuvee Origine Gamay, Cotes de L'Orbe, Switzerland
Cave du Chateau de Valeyres Doral, Cotes de L'Orbe, Switzerland
Cave du Chateau de Valeyres Gamay des Cotes de l'Orbe Confidentiel, Vaud, Switzerland

At the table.

Grilled meats
Roasted vegetables
Seafood
Cheeses

Serving and cellaring.

Serve chilled.
Keeps for 5 to 7 years.

Nearby regions.

01 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Read → 02 BonvillarsSwitzerland Read → 03 VaudSwitzerland Read → 04 JuraFrance Read →

Cotes de L'Orbe: common questions

01.

What grapes is Cotes de L'Orbe known for?

Pinot Noir is the signature grape of Cotes de L'Orbe. Gamay, Chasselas, Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Gris are also planted here.

02.

What kind of wine does Cotes de L'Orbe make?

Cotes de L'Orbe produces red wine, dry white wine and rosé wine.

03.

Where is Cotes de L'Orbe?

Cotes de L'Orbe is a sub-region in Switzerland.

04.

What food goes with Cotes de L'Orbe wine?

Try grilled meats, roasted vegetables, seafood and cheeses.

05.

How long does Cotes de L'Orbe wine age?

Keeps for 5 to 7 years, though it varies by producer and vintage.

More from here: every wine region in Switzerland, or the wider Vaud guide.