We return to /WORLD TOUR WINE/ with our last stage race before the Tour de France!! This race will be a tune-up before the big race, for both the riders as well as the staff at /WTW/ offices.

It is with apprehension that we return to Switzerland in the Tour de Suisse. The Tour of Romandie narrowly edged out the Tour Down Under for the worst wines I have had this year so I am bracing myself for some very mediocre overpriced wine. I have not made much of an effort to find wines from directly on the route, to be honest.

Schenck "L'Alpage" Chasselas 2021 ($25)

This is our second Chasselas of the year, after an extremely flabby effort from Maison Gilliard. This is from Vaud, on the north shore of Lac Leman. This has to be one of the most picturesque appellations on earth, with steep, south-facing vines perched over a gorgeous alpine lake. To the north is the Jura Mountains and the French Alps south across the lake. The vast majority of the wine grown in this region is Chasselas, a common alpine white grape.

This pours a pale straw with tinge of gold. The nose has melon, lemon zest, light butter, some mint. The palate opens with melon and then lifts with a little crunchy acidity and has a buttery finish, but body is only medium, it is not oily.

This is a great improvement from the horror from Romandie but is a simple, pleasant wine. Seems like the sort of thing you would pay $15 for while eating raclette.

(posted somewhat delayed for reasons that I cannot mention)