Philippe Viret Vin de France Blanc 'Horus' 2024 Size:750ml orange-y pink

orange-y pink

it may remind one of a serious Chinon

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

This keeps the wine lively and prevents over-extraction

Philippe Viret Vin de France Blanc 'Horus' 2024 Size:750ml orange-y pinkPhilippe 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