The 2012 lacks some of the complexity of the 2011, but like its older brother it’s a wine that will keep well: drink it now or in the next two years – or leave it for at least 5 years, to accommodate the dip Chasselas normally takes between its lovely youthfulness and its more complex older years. It’s a biodynamic wine and was named best Swiss organic wine three years in a row.
The label celebrates the first flight by airplane over the Mont Blanc – and this year it has an added poignancy, since 11 February, the day the 1er grand crus were presented to the Vaud government, marks the 100th anniversary of that flight by Agénor Parmelin, an ancestor of winery owner Reynald Parmelin.
Where I tasted this
The presentation of the Vaud 1er Grand Crus wines to Vaud government authorities in the beautiful Rumine Palace in Lausanne, 11 February 2014.
- White
- Chasselas
- La Capitaine
- Begnins, canton Vaud
- Switzerland
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- Pale gold
- Floral, delicate, mineral
- Good acidity, medium-long
- 2012
- CHF15-25
- ✭✭✭ a special wine, out of the ordinary
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