2023 Michel Gahier, Arbois Blanc Chardonnay "Les Crets", Jura, France Joaquin Various terraces and parcels from

Various terraces and parcels from Hamm and Rottgen

Shadowed by the Trois Croix mountains

Darms Lane in Napa Valle

Winemaker’s note: “10% of our annual production we give away to experiments

2023 Michel Gahier, Arbois Blanc Chardonnay "Les Crets", Jura, France Joaquin Various terraces and parcels fromThe 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.