Marie-Thérèse Chappaz - Grain Arvine de Fully 2018 (doux)
Switzerland
White
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97/100
Robert Parker
"An exceptional wine
"Chappaz's 2018 Grain Arvine de Fully is slightly sweet, but what an amazing, bright, sparkling wine! The bouquet is bright as a sunny Valais winter day, smelling of gunpowder-like flint and bright, precise fruit aromas. [...] The palate is lush, intense and concentrated, but also pure and spicy. The finish is very elegant, with perfectly ripe, intense fruit, but the mineral framework ultimately plays the leading role. It's so saline, and the sweetness is just ripe fruit. The finish is extremely long. This is a world-class wine between the worlds of dry and sweet. [...] The finish of this Arvine is extremely long, complex and saline, with great purity, precision and freshness." (Wine Advocate 2018 - Taster)
Features
Estate
Marie-Thérèse Chappaz
Cuvée
Grain Arvine de Fully (doux)
Vintage
2018
Designation
Valais
Region
Switzerland
Grape varieties
100 % Petite Arvine
Terroirs
Blending by plot
Viticulture
Organic and biodynamic (not cetified)
Harvest
Manual
Alcohol content
14.9%
Residual sugars
12 g/l
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Golden dress
Nose
Fresh, mint, grapefruit
Mouth
Full, silky with a characteristic saline note
Serve
AT 8-10°C
Drink before
2028
Food and wine pairing
Goes well with fish en croûte, pike quenelle with crayfish bisque...
Marie-Thérèse Chappaz
Valais
Expert opinion
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Rated wine (2020 guide) 97/100 (Extraordinary wine)
Domaine noté Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)
About the wine:
Chappaz's Grain Arvine de Fully 2018 is slightly sweet, but what a stunning, bright and sparkling wine! The bouquet is bright as a sunny winter's day in Valais and smells of gunpowder-like flint and bright, precise fruit aromas. It reminds me a little of Condrieu. This is an entirely terroir-driven wine, and any idea of guessing the grape variety is a bad idea. The palate is lush, intense and concentrated, but also pure and spicy. The finish is very elegant, with perfectly ripe, intense fruit, but the mineral framework ultimately plays the leading role. It's so saline, and the sweetness is just ripe fruit. The finish is extremely long. This is a world-class wine between the worlds of dry and sweet. Molitor's best green capsules come to mind. The finish of this Arvine is extremely long, complex and saline, with great purity, precision and freshness. It can age for decades and challenge all German Rieslings. 14.9% alcohol plus 12 grams residual sugar. Tasted in January 2020.
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