Philippe Viret Vin de France Blanc 'Horus' 2024 Size:750ml it may remind one of

it may remind one of a serious Chinon

golden delicious apple

This cuvée—Bonville’s only wine which sees oak—spends eight months aging in used barrels before being bottled for its secondary fermentation

and for a briefer stint than its big brother

the “voile” appears and the wine is left for at least seven years to age in barrel before being declared “Vin Jaune” and being bottled

Philippe Viret Vin de France Blanc 'Horus' 2024 Size:750ml it may remind one ofPhilippe has been producing skin macerated white wines in amphorae since way back in 2005, and Horusafter the ancient Egyptian sky godis a blend of Grenache Gris, Vermentino, Viognier, Muscat dAlexandrie, and the obscure Aranel, planted in pebbly limestone. He ferments it half in amphorae built by a local artisan and half in steel, keeping the wine on its skins for six months, after which point it is pressed and returned to said vessels for another