A dark ruby colored robe. A nose with notes of morello cherry, raspberry, mint and undergrowth... Palate: beautiful depth, a structured wine with an unctuous, smooth finish. Perfect for aging.
Marie Thérèse Chappaz
Marie-Thérèse Chappaz – a pure, sincere, natural soul. Today a torchbearer for biodynamic viticulture, she has been vinifying on her 10-hectare estate in the canton of Valais, in Fully, since 1987. It’s a family estate, formerly run by her great-uncle, Maurice Troillet, who was a former President of the Valais Conseil d'état. A few of the estate’s cuvées even carry his name. Today, Chappaz is renowned in her own right, named Switzerland’s winemaker of the year in 1996 by Gault et Millau, awarded the Prix d’Excellence Lalique-Villa d’Este “Lady of Wine” in 2015, and the 2016 Icône des vins Suisses. Indeed, Marie-Thérèse no longer needs any introduction. But despite her star status, Chappaz, the queen of home-brewed herbal vine treatments, is still happiest amidst her vines, cultivating biodiversity. Her wines are already rare in Switzerland and almost impossible to find outside the country. So let us say ‘Merci, Madame!’ for entrusting some of your precious bottles with us!
A nose of white truffle, orange, Turkish delight and roses... Palate: an intensely sweet liquoreux wine, rich and mineralesque, with a salty finish... The perfect pairing for a blue-veined cheese. A 37,5 cl bottle.
Garnet colour, notes of strawberry, elderberry, blackcurrant. Palate: structured and velvety, fruit, fruit and more fruit... A 50 cl bottle.
A nose with notes of black cherry, liquorice, and pepper... Palate: a tight and precise Pinot, with serious body and sustained tannins. A wine of great ageing potential – put it in your cellar!
A nose of Morello cherries, violet, berries, precious woods, and graphite... Palate: light, delicate, fruity, clean and intense... A more powerful vintage for this cuvée, perfect pairing with a beautiful meat.
A fresh, complex nose, opening with grapefruit and fresh herbs, then evolving into rhubarb and lychee.... The palate is voluptuous, precise, with huge volume, and a long and saline finish.
A profound nose, with notes of brioche, white flowers, pear, citrus, and chalk... Palate: vinous and mineral, full and fresh, complex, with beautiful bitter notes, finish on citrus aromas. A well structured example of an emblematic Swiss wine.
An ultra complex nose, with notes of spices, butter, pear, hint of vanilla... Palate: a powerful juice, rich, balanced with a hint of acidity, with huge aromatics during retro-olfaction: noble wood, lily of the valley, peated whisky...!
A few words from the winemaker: "blond tobacco, mocha, redcurrant and hint of vanilla on the nose. The palate is fleshy while revealing a good length. Let yourself be tempted by an entrecote steak or more surprisingly... by a bitter chocolate cake."
The 2021 vintage is incredible for its complexity and elegance, with notes of orange zest, white flowers and minerality. Opulent palate with pastry notes, beautiful volume balanced by the right amount of tension and freshness, saline finish.
Nose: raisins, cinnamon, candied orange, fruit paste... Palate: a liquoreux with 176 grams of residual sugar per liter, sustained and chiseled by a lovely touch of oak, a delicate nectar. Ideal with blue-veined cheese. The perfect pairing for a blue-veined cheese. A 50 cl bottle.
A few words from the winemaker: "Imagine a forest with its carpet of needles, enhanced by a hint of menthol, and you get the olfactory notes of this cuvée. The taste is also beautifully harmonious, with silky tannins that are already melted."
A nose with notes of black cherry, liquorice, and pepper... Palate: a powerful and deep Pinot, with serious body and sustained tannins, finish on blackberry aromas. A wine of great ageing potential – put it in your cellar!
Notes of pomegranate juice, blueberry, leather, hint of undergrowth... 2022 is a very structured, crisp, delicious vintage. A superb 50 cl bottle.
A very dark robe. A nose with notes of garrigue, black cherry, prune, spices, and hawthorn blossom... Palate: vinous, dense, and structured, with fine tannins, and a long, elderberry finish.
A few words from Marie-Thérèse: "Vine stalks, honeysuckle and apricot stone. These initial notes evolve towards warm stone and praline. The mopalateth is salivating and stretches out on flavors of toast, brioche and a rather saline finish."