Frenchtown Farms North Yuba Blanc de Noir Apogee 2021 051826OFFER From a producer who

From a producer who

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

Bergeron is the local name for Roussanne

Matt Niess thinks it deserves a bottle of its own

and immediately likable

Frenchtown Farms North Yuba Blanc de Noir Apogee 2021 051826OFFER From a producer whoDon'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