2020 Michel Gahier, Arbois Blanc Melon "La Fauquette", Jura, France Domaine la Soufrandière green herbs

green herbs

and a pop of raspberry acidity combine to deliver a refreshing and summery spirit

- Roasted in earthen conical oven for 4-8 days

Pale yellow in color

ensuring penning of the

2020 Michel Gahier, Arbois Blanc Melon "La Fauquette", Jura, France Domaine la Soufrandière green herbsThis cuve, again from a single vineyard in Montigny, is aged for one year in large foudres at which point it is then racked into smaller barrel for an additional three years sous voile. Called Chardonnay, the vines are of the local variety known as Melon Queue Rouge, a white grape the skin color of which bleeds towards red as it approaches the stem.