Collection: Vaud

Vaud is three worlds that echo each other, with Lake Geneva as a mirror.

First, the Chablais: hillsides and terraces at the foot of the Alps, with soils often marked by glacial deposits. This produces wines with relief, with a mountain energy even when the wine remains “Lemanic” in spirit.

Then, La Côte: the long wine-growing ribbon between Lausanne and Geneva, softer in the landscape, very clear in the glass. A viticulture of moderate slopes, light, and finesse, where Chasselas finds an ideal playground, and where reds gain precision with careful work. 

And especially Lavaux: a terraced vineyard carved by man, classified as a UNESCO World Heritage site since 2007. A spectacular setting, but above all a true hillside culture: walls, stones, exposures, micro-variations everywhere. 

Then, we move on to what makes sense at Pinot & Co: on these slopes, nothing is "manufactured", everything is accompanied. Hand-harvesting, intuitive biodynamics when it's the estate's path, spontaneous fermentations, few or no inputs, no make-up. The result is what I want to champion here: honest, free cuvées, sometimes a bit rough around the edges, but always lively, easy to drink, and capable of bringing a table together in ten minutes.