Swiss wine videos, tasting notes – complete list
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – GenevaLunch is participating in an ongoing series of independent, blind wine tastings organized by RomanDuVin to help consumers know what to expect from several quality Swiss wines.
Three of us who are wine writers/journalists present tasting notes in our first languages: Laurent Probst who writes the blog Vins-Confédérés in French, Gabriel Tinguely of the web site Weinlandschweiz in German and I present my tasting notes in English, for GenevaLunch.
Our views and tasting notes are our own: you’ll notice differences if you look at the videos in more than one language. Laurent and Gabriel comment mainly for Swiss audiences, who are on the whole more familiar with Swiss wines than the international audience I address. Their notes are, as a result, sometimes more technical.
The wines are listed randomly within each group, and the groups are listed in the order in which they are posted, with the most recent first.
Links to each of the videos on YouTube are provided below. Note that the order in which the videos are listed is random and in no way reflects a rating system.
Each wine is also posted on Among the vines: put the name or any key word in the GenevaLunch search box to find the blog post, with price and other details.
Swiss white wines: Amigne, Viognier and sparkling
Tasting session: 4 November 2011
Amigne du Vétroz, Valais d’Or, Maurice Gay, Chamoson
Viognier 2010 Philippe Bovet, Givrins, La Côte
Viognier 2010, Cave des Rois, Marco & François Grognuz, Villeneuve, Chablais
Brut (Chardonnay Méthode traditionnelle) Philippe Bovet, Givrins, La Côte
Swiss red wines: Pinot Noir and Gamay
Tasting session: 5 August 2011
Swiss reds, including Pinot Noirs and Gamays, are often winners at int'l competitions
Gamay Arcenant 2009 Pierre Mandry (vinification by Marie-Therese Chappaz) (Vaud)
Gamay Confidentiel 2009 Château de Valeyres (Vaud)
Gamay Atlantique 2009 Philippe Bovet (Vaud)
Gamay Fou du Roi 2009 Cave Beetschen (Vaud)
Gamay de Chamoson 2010 Giroud Vin (Valais)
Pinot Noir 2010 Domaine du Daley Cyril Severin (Vaud)
Pinot Noir 2009, Château d’Auvernier, Thierry Grosjean, Yann Künzi (Neuchatel)
Pinot Noir 2010 Domaine La Colombe Raymond Paccot (Vaud)
Swiss rosé wines
Tasting session: 15 July 2011
Swiss rosé, the perfect summer touch
Dole blanche de Chamoson 2009 Giroud (Valais)
Oeil-de-Perdrix 2010, L’As de Coeur Rosé 2010 Cave de Jolimont (Vaud)
Lavaux Rosé Neowines (Vaud)
La Folie des Grandes Terres Cuvée Rosée 2010 Domaine du Daley (Vaud)
Dame de Coeur 2010 Cave Beetschen (Vaud)
Méditerranée 2010 Philippe Bovet (Vaud)
Rosé de Gamay Réserve du Château d’Eclepens 2010 (Vaud)
Pinot Rosé 2010 Domaine La Colombe (Vaud)
Oeil-de-Perdrix La Canaille 2010, Albert Biollaz Chamoson (Valais)
Oeil-de-Perdrix 2010, Château d’Auvernier (Neuchatel)
Swiss Chasselas wines
Tasting session: 18 June 2011
Chasselas Collection 2009 Domaine du Daley (Vaud)
Fendant Coteau de Chamoson 2010 Cave Le Banneret (Valais)
Tour de Marsens Dézaley Grand Cru 2009 Alexandre Chappuis & Fils (Vaud)
Fendant de Chamoson 2010 Giroud Vins (Valais)
Calamin La Constituante 2009 Vins Dufaux SA (Vaud)
La Confrary Grand Cru 2010 Olivier Ducret (Vaud)
Fendant Balavaud Grand Cru 2010 Cave Jean-René Germanier (Valais)
Château de Châtagnéréaz Grand Cru 2010 (Vaud)
Fendant Vétroz Grand Cru 2010 Cave de la Madeleine (Valais)
Lavaux Blanc Neowines (Vaud)
Clos des Truits Grand Cru 2010 Domaine Rosset (Vaud)
La Colombe 2010 Domaine La Colombe (Vaud)
Chasselas Tradition 2010 Cave Beetschen (Vaud)
Chasselas de Fichillien 2010 Cru de l’Hôpital (Fribourg)
Four trial videos 9 March 2011
Lutry's slopes, with the promise of next year's wines, 9 March 2011
Buds are starting to push out on the vines, 9 March 2011, in Lutry
(dry white) Chasselas Selection 2009 from the Domaine du Daley, Cyril Séverin (Vaud)
(dry white) Païen les Serpentines 2008, Gérald Besse (Valais)
(red) Pinot Noir Neuchâtel 2009, Alain Gerber (Neuchatel)
(red blend) Cuvée Cyrus La folie des Grandes Terres 2009, Domaine du Daley (Vaud)
Alexandre Truffer, RomanDuVin; Gabriel Tingely, Weinlandschweiz; Laurent Probst, Vins-Confédérés, at our trial wine tasting session, Domaine du Daly, Lutry, 9 March 2011
