Michel Gahier Arbois Blanc Melon La Fauquette 2020 JULY4 spontaneously fermented and aged in

spontaneously fermented and aged in porous fiberglass vats for 8 months

The botanical bill goes all-in on juniper

Disgorges all the bottles by hand

balanced by an incredibly unique smoothness

and Nackenheim Rothenberg

Michel Gahier Arbois Blanc Melon La Fauquette 2020 JULY4 spontaneously fermented and aged inThe most elegant of Michel Gahier's whites55 year old Melon Queue Rouge vines (Chardonnay by another name) planted circa 1965 on the blue marls of Montigny ls Arsures. Raised 'sous voile' in 400 liter barrels: the thin yeast film develops savory, nutty, saline complexity over two years of aging. For the 2020 vintage, Gahier added zero sulfites, leaving the wine entirely to its own devices. The result is viscerally salty and rich with incredible