C. Cassis, Blackcurrant Aperitif, NV so100924 i custodi new arrivals offer Château Fonroque is a beacon

Château Fonroque is a beacon of organic and biodynamic viticulture with a philosophy of restraint

A portion was fermented and aged in barrel while the rest stayed on the lees in tank

Philippe Alliet is one of Chinon’s top producers

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C. Cassis, Blackcurrant Aperitif, NV so100924 i custodi new arrivals offer Château Fonroque is a beaconBlackcurrants were effectively banned from cultivation across much of the United States for most of the last century blamed for spreading a fungus that threatened white pine which is why cassis stayed a French idea for so long. C. Cassis makes its case in the Hudson Valley, using New York grown blackcurrants that macerate for one to two weeks in stainless steel with Finger Lakes ros, then get lightly fortified with a neutral grape spirit distilled in