Marie-Therese Chappaz Grain Ermitage Président Troillet

BYO lunch Loca (Arnhem, NL) : I don’t have a lot of experience with Swiss wine and especially not with Marsanne. This was impressive. It stood firm next to Chave Hertimage Blanc 2021. Medium intensity on the nose with a slight reductive note, yellow apple, apricot, lemon oil. Medium acidity, long finish

Rich nose of apricot, rounded palate with balanced oak. Honeyed notes, medium + acidity Extremely long finish. Wonderful food wine.

Rating: 4,2/5,0.

big billowing nose of apple jelly, peach jam, sweet orange and grapefruit, vanilla, honeysuckle, bay leaf, clove, resinous herbs... full and textured, layers of fruit, flowers, herbs, spice.... deep mineral line, powerful acid structure, balanced and intense, complex and engaging, coats the palate and lingers with pure flavors very long, what a wine! stupendous stuff!!!

Notes de dégustation de MTC: Ce vin, déjà accessible à la dégustation et avec un grand potentiel, s’exprime sur des notes toastées de coing, de cèdre, d’abricot sec, de violette, de compote de fraise, de coriandre et de miel d’acacia avec les belles amertumes de la peau d’amande. On y retrouve également les prémisses de la truffe blanche qui se révèle après quelques années, avec le champignon blanc, le sous-bois, l’humus et la tourbe. Un vin d’exception, doté d’une grande …

Mari-Thérèse Chappaz Masterclass : During a MOT masterclass by Stephan Reinhardt to celebrate the first Swiss 100 point wine by Marie-Thérèse Chappaz who was in the room. Chappaz has been doing things differently in bulk wine Canton Valais and pushing quality and boundaries. It was great to see he succeed with the scores as well. As she explained, Marsanne is one of her favorite grapes. It makes a wine of texture and not acidity, elegant, aromatic floral. TN: the 2019,2020 …

Masterclass with Stephan Reinhardt and Marie Therese Chappaz (The Dolder Grand, Zurich) : Glass: Stölzle Universal From a 1h parcel planted in 1924 located between 500-600, height. Harvested in early September. Medium golden color with a grey hue. Off-dry, medium acidity, 14,5% abv makes the wine a bit hot. Fine flavours, very chiselled, some honey, salty, spicy, deep, rich and powerful, but also very elegant. Very long finish. 93-94+