The winemaking process at Domaine Marie-Thérèse Chappaz focuses on a natural approach that respects the grapes’ natural evolution. By using indigenous yeasts and minimizing the use of additives, these wines offer an authentic expression of their complex and unique terroir. This approach highlights the depth and intensity of the Ermitage grape variety (known in France as Marsanne), grown in the challenging yet rewarding conditions of the Claives hillsides.
How to enjoy this wine?
Cuvée Profile
Powerful | Complex
Serving Recommendations
Serve between 10° and 12°
Aging Potential
5 to 10 years
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Mt Chappaz
Marie-Thérèse Chappaz is a renowned winemaker from Valais, Switzerland, based in Fully, where she manages her estate biodynamically with profound respect for nature and the alpine terroirs. She took over the family vineyards in the late 1980s and progressively expanded them to approximately 10 hectares of meticulously cultivated plots.
Her philosophy is based on listening to nature and a very personal approach to wine, where human intervention is minimized to allow the purity of the grape varieties and soil to express themselves. She employs biodynamic practices and indigenous yeasts, with few inputs, to produce wines that faithfully reflect their origins.
Marie-Thérèse Chappaz's wines cover a varied range, including Chasselas-based Fendants and more concentrated wines from local grape varieties, offering a rich and distinctive sensory palette, often praised for its
