Michel Couvreur The Unexpected Whisky, France Matsui Shuzo the fruit goes as whole

the fruit goes as whole clusters into huge oak vats for a spontaneous fermentation

The soil is a combination of sand and hard tufa stone

Hand-harvested organically farmed Jacquere and Altesse grapes from southwest-facing vineyard ‘Les Chateaux’ in Chignin

which impart fabulous complexity to the wine

Michel Couvreur The Unexpected Whisky, France Matsui Shuzo the fruit goes as wholeThe 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