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Dézaley Chemin de Fer

La Maison Massy

Dézaley Chemin de Fer Bottle
Appellation
Dézaley
Variety
Chasselas
Age of Vines
15–45
Farming
Sustainable
Soil
Clay and conglomerate gravel over sandstone and conglomerate bedrock
Altitude
370–500 meters
Fermentation
Hand-harvested, natural yeast fermentation in concrete cuves and stainless steel tanks
Aging
5-7 months in a 100-year-old, 105HL oak foudre, vegan

Press Review

Luc Massy is for the Dézaley what Knoll is for the Wachau, and his elegant and complex Chemin de Fer is the Vaud's Loibenberg.

- Stephan Reinhardt, Wine Advocate

Overview

When Albert Massy settled in Lavaux in the latter part of the 19th century, his prized vineyard was situated at the bottom of the Dézaley slope, where the three suns of Lavaux —direct sunlight, reflected sunlight, and the radiating heat of the stone terraces — were at their most intense. This site also benefited from a fourth sun in the form of the rocky conglomerate stones in its soil. The early fame of the Massy family was established with this exceptional vineyard, which now bears the name Chemin de Fer, after part of it was nationalized to make way for the rail line that runs along the shore of Lac Léman. These ancestral vines are at the heart of the modern-day Chemin de Fer, bolstered by a small collection of top sites from the shores of the lake to the base of La Tour de Marsens.

Ratings & Reviews

93

2020 Dézaley Chemin de Fer

Source: WA

Vaud, Switzerland
  • Location
    Vaud, Switzerland
  • Appellation
    Dézaley
  • Proprietor
    Famille Massy
  • Winemaker
    Gregory Massy & Albert Chabloz
  • Size / Elevation
    9.6 hectares / 375–575 meters

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