Michel Couvreur The Unexpected Whisky, France Primitivo Quiles 2017 Chateau le Puy Cuvee

2017 Chateau le Puy Cuvee Emilien

Chardonnay 40 % Grenache Blanc 30% Vermentino 20% Macabeu 10%

north-facing parcel just below the winery

VINIFICATION: Périphérie was harvested on a single morning

Following the first epidemic of phylloxera in the mid-1880’s

Michel Couvreur The Unexpected Whisky, France Primitivo Quiles 2017 Chateau le Puy CuveeThe second iteration of 100% French whisky from Michel Couvreur. The unaged spirit was distilled from the Vanessa variety of barley in the French Alps, then transported to Bouze les Beaune and aged 10 years in a mix of Oloroso, Amantillado and Pedro Ximenez casks. In the 1950s, Michel Couvreur, originally from Belgium, landed in Burgundy to make and market wine there. He took frequent trips to England and Scotland to sell his wines but was always