2020 Michel Gahier Arbois Chardonnay Les Crêts

WINEMAKER: Michel Gahier
REGION: Jura, FR
VARIETY: Chardonnay
VITICULTURE: Organic

"The Les Crêts vineyard is predominantly red marl, which Michel says provides for a very intense aroma. It is aged in foudre for 2 years and, despite being topped up, always has some oxidative characters, no doubt due to the extended aging in old casks." - Living Wines

Michel Gahier lives in the centre of the village of Montigny-les-Arsures which lies near the central town of Arbois. The reason this is significant is that Montigny is regarded as the finest terroir for the Trousseau grape in the Jura. When we first tasted his wines we were very excited by their purity and their minerality. Michel is a quiet but talented vigneron who tends his vines meticulously and watches carefully over his wines as they are maturing. He likes to make his wine using the traditional techniques of the Jura. Michel tends 6 hectares of vines of which 3 hectares are given over to Trousseau and the remainder is split between Chardonnay and Savagnin.