One of the wines matured inside the Rhone glacier by the Adrian Mathier winery. This Gemma line of four late harvest wines, all of them allowed to mature slowly at low temperatures, is one of the […]
Gwäss aka Gouais, Chanton
This is a curiosity wine and enjoyable plus a conversation piece! It is an old, old Swiss grape variety, Gouais in French, known as the Casanova of grapes for spawning so many offshoots. Chanton is […]
Clos de l’Abbaye Yvorne
A fine Premier Grand Cru Vaud Chasselas from the latest member of the Clos, Domaines & Chateaux wine group. […]
Petite Arvine, Cave de la Madeleine
A superb Petite Arvine - but not one for the timid! Powerful, with grapefruit notes that hit your nose immediately and in mouth the distinctive salty touch of this grape variety. One of my favourites […]
Chasselas sur lie, Dames de Hautecour 2009
Very fun to try this alongside the more typical Chasselas Reserve 2011, at Vinocamp in Lausanne 22 March. The "sur lie" in the name means the wine matures on its lies: the dead yeast sediment. It's a […]
Calamin 2002, Frédéric Hegg, Epesses
Simply the most wonderful Calamin I have ever tasted - and I really thought maybe I'd picked up the wrong glass because it is still young and fresh. Hard to believe it's 12 years old until you […]
“Au Fosseau” Vaud 1er Grand Cru 2012
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 […]