Yes Society is thrilled to be the exclusive purveyor of Tom Litwan’s wines in the United States.
In northern Switzerland’s Aargau, Litwan’s vineyards unfold across rolling farmland, where forest-capped hills rise above a patchwork of ancient soils. Beneath the surface lies the same Jurassic limestone bedrock that defines Jura, Neuchâtel, and Burgundy, but eons of glacial movement have layered the region with an extraordinary mosaic of topsoils—from rocky, exposed clay and limestone to fine silt loams and everything in between. This geological diversity, paired with a wealth of microclimates and exposures, is what drew Tom Litwan to plant his vineyards here.
Winemaking wasn’t his first calling. Litwan originally trained as a stone mason, but a chance job in Chablis led him to the cellar of Samuel Billaud. There, surrounded by grand cru Burgundy, he found his true path. He returned to Switzerland to study biodynamics, a philosophy that now guides every aspect of his work.
His vineyards sit at 500 meters, among the last in the region to ripen due to their proximity to the Alps and the cooling influence of the surrounding forests. Farming is meticulous—heritage clones propagated through massale selection, hand-harvested fruit, and spontaneous fermentations. In the cellar, the wines age in seasoned French oak, with only a whisper of SO₂ for stability.
2021 Litwan Weiss is chardonnay drawn from Tom’s best parcels in Buel and Wanne in Aargau. Hand-harvested and whole-cluster pressed, the wine underwent natural yeast fermentation and spent roughly a year in neutral 228-liter French oak barrels before bottling. Though 2021 was a challenging vintage, the wine shows no sign of distress. It emerges from the glass poised and vibrant, with notes of grapefruit blossom, white peach, and lemon zest woven with bright acidity and a chalky mineral core. Layered and precise, with ripeness and freshness intermingling beautifully. Only 703 bottles produced.
An elegant testament to Litwan’s singular voice.
