Camille & Mathieu Apffel, Avant la Tempete, 2024 LOIRECOUNT010925 The 'Terre Du Lias' (Jurassic

The 'Terre Du Lias' (Jurassic limestone formation) is 100% Chardonnay from 45-55 year-old vines on Lias marl soils

this wine reflects both the beauty and the challenges of the region

Piè Rupestris represents vines planted on grafted rootstock in the 1940s

blackberry with fine bitters

not like oak or manipulation

Camille & Mathieu Apffel, Avant la Tempete, 2024 LOIRECOUNT010925 The 'Terre Du Lias' (JurassicCamille and Mathieu Apffel make Alpine natural wines in Savoie, and Avant la Tempte 'Before the Storm' carries some drama in the name. This is Jacqure with mountain snap: native fermentation, a light hand in the cellar, and the kind of saline, citrus driven freshness that makes Savoie whites so compelling. The wine is about lift rather than weight, precision rather than polish, and it belongs with raclette, fondue, lake fish, or anything that wants a