Camille & Mathieu Apffel, Soleyane Rouge Leger, 2024 cs20230629 this Le Gramolere has developed

this Le Gramolere has developed the ethereal complexity that only patient cellaring can achieve

or anything salty

herbal edge to it

The 2012 vintage received Montalcino's top five-star rating despite—or because of—challenging conditions: a hot spring

The palate is silky and medium-bodied

Camille & Mathieu Apffel, Soleyane Rouge Leger, 2024 cs20230629 this Le Gramolere has developedSoleyane Rouge Lger is the Apffels' lighter footed red cuve 'lger' meaning light, and they mean it. This is Alpine red wine made for pure joy: barely there tannins, brilliant fruit, and the kind of cooling freshness that makes it equally at home slightly chilled on a summer evening or alongside a weeknight roast. Camille and Mathieu farm in Savoie, and the cuve is based on Mondeuse and Pinot Noir rather than the Gamay of Beaujolais. The result is