Frenchtown Farms North Yuba Blanc de Noir Apogee 2021 051826OFFER Extraterrestrial meets aperitif in this

Extraterrestrial meets aperitif in this singular vermouth from Bologna's Gotha Spiriti Nobili

earthy gentian followed by more gentle traces of juniper

From Eloi Dürrbach's small parcels in the Alpilles—wines that defy convention and stand as a refined counterpoint to regional tradition

Matt Niess thinks it deserves a bottle of its own

and pear with a whisper of saline minerality that speaks to the ancient riverbed soils

Frenchtown Farms North Yuba Blanc de Noir Apogee 2021 051826OFFER Extraterrestrial meets aperitif in thisDon't let the name fool you: Apogee is a sparkling Blanc de Noir made entirely from Cabernet Sauvignon, methode champenoise, from Aaron and Cara Mockrish's Frenchtown Farms in the high North Yuba AVA. The Mockrishes came to Sierra Foothills farming after a bottle of Clos Saron's Black Pearl pulled them off course, learned at Gideon Beinstock's side, and now tend old, own rooted, dry farmed blocks at Renaissance Vineyard. Apogee spends a year in barrel