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Axel Prüfer
La Peur de Rouge 2019

Semi-carbonic chardonnay from Axel’s own limestone-heavy site and direct-pressed clairette from Tom’s villafranchian soils (pebbles, gravel) combine to create a wine of wonderful, leesy texture, a juicy acidity and a rush of boisterous floral fruit. The limestone bedrock plays a pronounced role here, creating a mineral backbone which keeps the ripe fruit upright.
Photo of Axel Prüfer La Peur de Rouge 2019 Bottle
Semi-carbonic chardonnay from Axel’s own limestone-heavy site and direct-pressed clairette from Tom’s villafranchian soils (pebbles, gravel) combine to create a wine of wonderful, leesy texture, a juicy acidity and a rush of boisterous floral fruit. The limestone bedrock plays a pronounced role here, creating a mineral backbone which keeps the ripe fruit upright.

Producer

Axel Prüfer
Languedoc, France

What we know about Axel Pruffer: he’s originally from East Germany, immigrated to France and began his natural wine career around 3 decades ago. Since, he’s taken an intuition-led approach to his winemaking, never conducting analyses, and instead spends most of his time in his vines during the growing season, watching and listening carefully. From his cellar just north of Beziers in the often dry, low elevation region...

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