2023 Michel Gahier, Arbois Blanc Chardonnay "Les Crets", Jura, France Joaquin This vintage and the next

This vintage and the next have more fruit and purity than the 19 or 21

100% CCOF Certified Organic

Darms Lane in Napa Valle

adding intensity while keeping the fruit front and center

Shadowed by the Trois Croix mountains

2023 Michel Gahier, Arbois Blanc Chardonnay "Les Crets", Jura, France Joaquin This vintage and the nextThe grapes for this cuve are sourced from a hilltop vineyard (Les Crets meaning crest of the hill) where the Chardonnay has been grafted onto the rootstock of the local grape variety known as Melon Queue Rouge. The wine is aged for about fifteen months in large foudre and is then racked into the smaller format (600 liter) demi muid for another year of elevage.