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Top-rated still wines

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The highest-rated still wines we have reviewed, one per producer.

5.0 Douro Valley Barca Velha Ferreira 5.0 Burgundy Chambertin Grand Cru Domaine Armand Rousseau 5.0 Bordeaux Chateau Ausone Chateau Ausone 5.0 Bordeaux Chateau Cheval Blanc Chateau Cheval Blanc 5.0 Rhone Valley Chateau de Beaucastel Roussanne Vieilles Vignes Chateau de Beaucastel 5.0 Rhone Valley Chateau Rayas Chateauneuf-du-Pape Rouge Chateau Rayas 5.0 Bordeaux Château Margaux Chateau Margaux 5.0 Alsace Clos Sainte-Hune Maison Trimbach

Region by region

Still wine, region by region

47 regions, with their best still bottles and the estates that make them.

Wine and cheese

Cheese with still wine

Every cheese
Raclette du Valais Local tradition Swiss Wine Valais ranks Fendant first with Gamay for raclette: one taster wants a dry, tight white that refreshes the palate, and ambassador Eddy Baillifard stays on Fendant or Gamay for a young village raclette of 3 to 5 months. Fendant (Chasselas), Valais: Fendant La Liaudisaz · Fendant Uvrier · La Madeleine Fendant de Vetroz Grand Cru
Munster Local tradition French Wikipedia and Je Visite Alsace both give this match: Gewurztraminer's aromatic power and full body stand up to the strength of the cheese, and its richness softens the pungent washed rind. Gewurztraminer, Alsace: Zind Humbrecht Hengst Gewurztraminer · Leon Beyer Cuvee des Comtes d Eguisheim Gewurztraminer · Weinbach Furstentum Gewurztraminer Cuvee Laurence
Crottin de Chavignol Local tradition Young crottin has a firm, chalky paste and aged ones turn nutty and dry. White Sancerre's sharp Sauvignon acidity and citrus cut that density and freshen the hazelnut. The consortium lists it first; a pairing guide calls it the classic white. Sancerre blanc, Loire Valley: Sancerre Les Monts Damnés · Sancerre La Grande Côte · Sancerre Les Culs de Beaujeu
Comté Local tradition English Wikipedia names the local Comté as a common pairing for vin jaune. An aged wheel's hazelnut and roasted notes meet the walnut and spice of a wine aged more than six years before release, and the wine's sharpness keeps the dense paste from cloying. Vin jaune, Jura: Stephane Tissot Arbois Vin Jaune · Montbourgeau L'Etoile Vin Jaune · Pignier Vin Jaune
Stilfser Local tradition Qualigeo lists Alto Adige Schiava among the usual partners of Stilfser. These run from light to medium body, with almond, red fruit or violet and low to medium tannin, so the cheese's spicy aroma and intense flavour stay in front. Alto Adige Schiava (Vernatsch), Alto Adige: Gschleier Alte Reben Vernatsch · Sonntaler Vernatsch Alte Reben · Quintessenz Kalterersee Classico Superiore
Fromage fort de la Croix-Rousse Local tradition French Wikipedia quotes the Inventaire du patrimoine culinaire de la France: in Lyon's bouchons the pot sat at the corner of the bar and was spread on toasted bread, accompanied by a beaujolais. A plain Gamay red suits its sharpness. Beaujolais, red, Beaujolais: Beaujolais L'Ancien · Beaujolais Cuvée Traditionnelle · Wild Soul

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