Marie-Thérèse Chappaz is widely acclaimed as one of the finest winemakers in Switzerland, and while descended from a family of vine growers from Fully in the heart of the Valais, she has sensitively charted her own path to this summit since founding her estate in 1988. A pioneer of biodynamics in Switzerland, a champion of indigenous varieties and traditions, a gardener of some of the steepest and most torturously terraced vineyards in Fully, and a believer in biodiversity within and without her vineyards, each vintage Marie-Thérèse deftly releases one of the most complex and compelling ranges of wines made anywhere in the world.
We are pleased she has chosen European Cellars as her importer in the US, with the exception of the states of California, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Rhode Island & Missouri.
Despite the news, we are on track to have our best year with Domaine des Tourelles, a testament to the resilience of the Lebanese who, despite war, devastating disasters, and financial collapse, maintain their diverse cultural heritage and tenaciously survive around some of the world's worst neighbors. Their persistence is captured in the 2022 documentary, Wine & War, which is streaming on Amazon Prime. Should you catch it, Faouzi and I would recommend his old-vine Cinsault as the perfect pairing.
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