Frenchtown Farms North Yuba Blanc de Noir Apogee 2021 ReasonableCellar2025 thanks to an ocean of

thanks to an ocean of anonymous bottles that taste like nothing at all

Michter's takes their US*1 Sour Mash and transfers it to a second barrel assembled from wood that has been air-dried for 18 months

structured and built for the long haul

rock candy and cucumber

Frenchtown Farms North Yuba Blanc de Noir Apogee 2021 ReasonableCellar2025 thanks to an ocean ofDon'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