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Grain Pinot "Les Esserts" - 2021 - Marie Thérèse Chappaz
Marie-Thérèse Chappaz
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."
- Size
- 75 cl
- Original features
- Low-sulfite
- Appellation
- Valais A.O.C
- Degree of alcohol
- 13.1 %
- To drink from
- 2024 to 2027
- rock’n’roll
100% Pinot Noir from biodynamic vines, planted on limestone soils on the plot of Charrat Les Esserts. This is historically the first plot worked by Marie-Thérèse, a small vine inherited from her father. Vinification: total destemming, 20 days of vatting with daily punching down, soft pressing, blending of free-run and press juices, one year of aging in 228-litre barrels, 25% new barrels, 25% one-wine barrels, 25% two-wine barrels and 25% older barrels. Sensible use of sulfites.
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...
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