Camille & Mathieu Apffel, Soleyane Rouge Leger, 2024 cs20230629 The palate is silky and

The palate is silky and medium-bodied

A village wine that thinks like a 1er Cru

herbal edge to it

Prunier’s Very Old Grand Champagne XO is a blend of eaux-de-vie aged 20 to 50 years

or anything salty

Camille & Mathieu Apffel, Soleyane Rouge Leger, 2024 cs20230629 The palate is silky andSoleyane Rouge Lger is the Apffels' lighter footed red cuve 'lger' meaning light, and they mean it. This is Alpine red wine made for pure joy: barely there tannins, brilliant fruit, and the kind of cooling freshness that makes it equally at home slightly chilled on a summer evening or alongside a weeknight roast. Camille and Mathieu farm in Savoie, and the cuve is based on Mondeuse and Pinot Noir rather than the Gamay of Beaujolais. The result is