WTN: Two Swiss Whites....(short/boring)

Tried these Sat afternoon:
1. Caves du Ch. d'Auvernier Neuchatel Blanc Ad'OC: Neuchatel/Suisse (11.5%; Dreyfus/AshbyImprts; Chasselas grape) Thierry Grosjean & Cie/Auvernier/Suisse 2017: Med.gold color w/ some tiny bubbles on the surface like a film; light earthy/dustylightly floral/Alpine white flowers lightly spicy light mineral/stony rather interesting/complex nose; bit dissolved CO2/prickle light earthy/dusty some floral/Alpine white flowers light mineral/chalky/stony fairly interesting flavor; fairly tart/tangy light earthy/dusty light Alpine flowers slight pineapply/R-like finish; showing some evolution but quite interesting for a light-weight white.
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2. Les Terrasses Fendant de Vetroz Suisse (12.5%; Chasselas; Frmtd: SS tank; www.JRGermanier.Ch; SchatziImprts/Milan/NY) Gilles Besse/Winemaker; Jean-Rene Germanier/Vetroz/Valais/Suisse 2016: Lots of tiny bubbles that dissipate; med.gold color; beautiful floral/carnations/Alpine white lightly herbal slight nutty/mature/spicy bit earthy fairly complex quite aromatic nose; quite tart/tangy bit nutty/mature strong floral/Chasselas/Alpine flowers/carnations lovely mature flavor; very long/lingering lightly nutty/mature/herbal some stony/mineral fairly floral/carnations finish; showing some maturity & probably should be drunk up.
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A wee BloodyPulpit:
1. We had Sue down for a mid-afternoon lunch of beef filet and cheese fondue, so pulled a couple of Swiss wines from the archives. They both performed pretty much as I expected....worked well.
Tom

Switzerland is badly underrated as a wine power. This is probably because the best crus are eagerly consumed by Swiss wine lovers in spite of high prices, leaving very little for export. I have bought in Swiss Valais excellent wines, IMO world class, made from indigenous grapes like Petite Arvine (white) and Cornalin (red) and I have had very good Syrah, Gamay and Pinot Noir as well.

Chasselas (AKA Fendant) is said to rise to exceptional heights in the Vaud on the superb terraces overlooking Lake Geneva but I have never had one which convinces me of that. There are reports of world class Pinot Noir from Neuchâtel, Zurich and Graubünden made in tiny quantities and very expensive. Regrettably I have never had any.

On a Rhine River cruise in 2019 my favorite red wine was a Zurich region Pinot Noir enjoyed in Switzerland in the days following the cruise.