2021 Camille & Mathieu Apffel Avant la Tempete Savoie Apremont, France Cinco Sentidos and unusually fresh acidity for

and unusually fresh acidity for a wine from so far south

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It rests for 8 months in used American whiskey barrels—never new oak—which lend gentle structure without obscuring the core of bright

2016 Les Vignes de Paradis '1515' IGP Vin des Allobroges

2021 Camille & Mathieu Apffel Avant la Tempete Savoie Apremont, France Cinco Sentidos and unusually fresh acidity forSoil Composition: Clay, Limestone, Mica Schist, Quartz Age of vines: Planted in 1956 Exposure: Southeast This wine is called "Before The Storm". 2018 was a great vintage in quality and quantity, but Mathieu lost 80% of his crop due to a hail storm in 2019. So this cuve might very well be a one time release. The label art was designed by Alice Bossut, a childhood friend of Mathieu's.