2023 Michel Gahier, Arbois, Les Grands Vergers Trousseau Price_215Michel Gahier manages his estate in Montigny les Arsures through organic farming and traditional cellar practices, destemming the Trousseau and utilizing native yeast fermentations in neutral foudres with minimal sulfur additions. The Les Grands Vergers bottling originates from eighty year old vines situated on heavy grey marl and limestone adjacent to the famed Berangres parcel, a site renowned for producing the regions most structural reds. In the
While long-aging sweet Tokaji Aszú is common
reflecting a careful balance between the vintage's inherent generosity and the site’s innate tension
sun-drenched character of Mâconnais fruit to shine through with total clarity
Château Rayas is a legendary estate in the Châteauneuf-du-Pape appellation that has been managed by the Reynaud family since they purchased the property in 1880
and a profound
Carema offers elegance
Whole clusters are crushed by foot in stone lagars with a short maceration and then fermented/aged in French oak barrels
Rioja Alta
which tempered the heat of the 2018 growing season
Each parcel is vinified separately in temperature-controlled stainless steel to retain clarity and freshness
even the Tuesday wine is made with complete conviction
Sourced from the Côte de Nuits' Bonnes Mares appellation