- Stephan Reinhardt, Wine Advocate
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.