Michel Gahier – Arbois La Fauquette Melon 2020
Michel Gahier – Arbois La Fauquette Melon 2020

Michel Gahier, Arbois, La Fauquette, Melon, 2020

£66.00

Such a mesmerizing, captivating, philosophical, old-school galore type of wine. Made from the rare Melon a queue rouge grape, a cousin of Chardonnay, Michel always vinifies it under flor for three years. This is Michel’s top wine and most sought-after expression—deliciously salty throughout, with abundant personality to boot.

Such a mesmerizing, captivating, philosophical, old-school galore type of wine. Made from the rare Melon a queue rouge grape, a cousin of Chardonnay, Michel always vinifies it under flor for three years. This is Michel’s top wine and most sought-after expression—deliciously salty throughout, with abundant personality to boot.

Michel is the first generation to solely focus on viticulture and bottling wines, taking over in 1990. Now cultivating around 8ha planted with Chardonnay, Melon a queue Rouge, Trousseau and a little Savagnin from which he makes only a limited quantity of vin Jaune. The cellar is filled with large old foudres and looks as if time stood still. All his wines are plot specific. You may be a Jura aficionado and have never encountered Michel’s wine, this is quite possible. For sure they will leave a lasting impact on you once you do

Grape Varieties: Melon à Queue Rouge Age of Vines: 60 years old Terroir: Red Marnes Vineyard/Plot Name: La Fauquette Exposition: North East Altitude: 330m Vinification: Hand harvested, Direct Press, native yeasts, fermentation in old oak. with no additions of sulphur Ageing: Sous Voile style, 400 litre barrels not topped up during maturation lasting 4 years