Hans-Peter Schmidt's vineyards high up the Valais teem with life and are amongst the most jaw droppingly beautiful we have ever seen. This Fendant comes from a 70 year old vineyard planted over chalk and schist. The grapes spent a month on skins and two years in old barrels, which were never topped up. The result is something utterly unique, with the vertical nature and gentle aromatics one would expect from an alpine white wine given layers of complexity from the oxidative elevage.