Family winery in Lavaux: wines from Dézaley Grand Cru, Epesses and St-Saphorin, in the fourth generation since 1903.

Massy Vins (La Maison Massy)

Epesses (Clos du Boux) · Epesses/Dézaley (vineyards)New on Amplifa

1903Founded (Albert Massy, Epesses)

4Generations in family ownership

85 %Share of white wines in production

2007Lavaux UNESCO World Heritage Site

About the Winery

Massy Vins (La Maison Massy) is a family winery in Epesses in Lavaux, Canton of Vaud, which has been run by four generations of the Massy family since 1903. The estate cultivates vineyards in the appellations Dézaley Grand Cru, Epesses and St-Saphorin and produces around 85 % white wines, predominantly from Chasselas, as well as red wines from Gamay. The work on the steep, terraced slopes above Lake Geneva is carried out mostly by hand; the grapes are vinified in the estate's own winery and bottled on site. The winery's seat is the Clos du Boux in Epesses, a listed country estate whose wine cellar is carved into the rock and is open to visitors with a sales outlet and tasting room. The winery sells its wines through its own wine cellar, tastings, cellar tours and an online shop.

Site: Epesses, Canton of Vaud, Switzerland
Processes: Tastings at the wine cellar in Epesses, Cellar tours, Online shop/Magasin en ligne, Bottling of the estate's own wines
Materials: Chasselas, Gamay, Sauvignon Blanc
Certificates: Vinum certificate (Magazine Vinum, award for Epesses rouge Crêt-Bailli), Vinum tasting competition (Magazine Vinum), Decanter World Wine Awards
Founded: 1903
Industries: Viticulture (Switzerland), Wine trade, Wine tourism/oenotourism

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Viticulture on the terraces of Lavaux
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Harvest mostly by hand
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Vinification in the Epesses wine cellar
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Bottling
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Direct sales, tastings and online shop

Grape Varieties and Winemaking

Chasselas

Main grape variety of the white wines from Dézaley Grand Cru, Epesses and St-Saphorin.

Gamay

Grape variety of the red wines, including the Epesses rouge Crêt-Bailli as a pure Gamay.

Sauvignon Blanc

White speciality from Epesses, in which the winery plays a pioneering role in Lavaux.

Locations

Epesses, Clos du Boux

Wine cellar, sales outlet and tasting room; listed country estate (from 1630) with cellar carved into the rock

Wine cellar carved into rock
Sun terrace
Tasting room

Epesses/Dézaley, vineyards

Vineyards in the appellations Dézaley Grand Cru, Epesses and St-Saphorin

Materials: Chasselas, Gamay, Sauvignon Blanc

Terraced vines with stone walls
Steep slope sites up to approx. 100 % gradient

Wines

**Dézaley Chemin de Fer**AOC Dézaley Grand Cru · flagship wine

**Epesses Clos du Boux**AOC Lavaux · white wine

**Dézaley Chemin de Terre**AOC Dézaley · white wine

**Epesses rouge Crêt-Bailli**AOC Lavaux · pure Gamay

Inside the production

Dézaley Chemin de Terre, vineyard parcel

Industries

Viticulture (Switzerland)Wine tradeWine tourism/oenotourism

Additional services

Tastings at the wine cellar in EpessesCellar toursOnline shop/Magasin en ligneBottling of the estate's own wines

Awards

The Epesses rouge Crêt-Bailli, a pure Gamay, received an outstanding rating at the tasting competition of the magazine Vinum; the Dézaley Chemin de Fer was awarded at the Decanter World Wine Awards.

Evidence	Epesses
Vinum tasting competition (Magazine Vinum)
Decanter World Wine Awards

History

1876
Birth of Albert Massy in L'Orient in the Vallée de Joux
1903
Albert Massy enters the service of a wine merchant in Epesses, marries Julienne Mégroz, acquires his first plots of land, founds his own business and settles at Clos du Boux
20. Jh.
Jean-François Massy (2nd generation) continues the business and switches to bottling; followed by Luc and Margaret Massy (3rd generation)
2007
Lavaux becomes a UNESCO World Heritage Site; the wines come from Epesses, Saint-Saphorin and Dézaley Grand Cru
2023
Epesses rouge Crêt-Bailli receives an outstanding rating at the tasting competition of the magazine Vinum