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Perfume

Color

Taste
Serve at:
08 - 10 °C.
Longevity:
05 - 10 years

Pairings
- Hectares: 6
Michel is a quiet but talented vigneron who tends his vines meticulously and watches carefully over his wines as they are maturing. He likes to make his wine using the traditional techniques of the Jura.
Michel tends 6 hectares of vines of which 3 hectares are given over to Trousseau and the remainder is split between Chardonnay and Savagnin. Read more


Name | Michel Gahier Arbois Chardonnay Les Follasses 2022 |
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Type | White still |
Denomination | Arbois AOC |
Vintage | 2022 |
Size | 0,75 l |
Alcohol content | 12.5% by volume |
Grape varieties | 100% Chardonnay |
Country | France |
Region | Jura |
Vendor | Michael Gahier |
Origin | Montigny-les-Arsures (France) |
Soil composition | The soil is a friable red marl which provides the minerality found in his wines. |
Production technique | Michel Gahier uses biodynamic methods in managing his vineyards so no chemicals, poisons or artificial fertilizers are used. |
Wine making | All of Michel’s wines are made naturally without the use of industrial yeasts, enzymes or other additives. He allows the grapes to ferment using the yeasts that are on the fruit and in the winery (which is under his house in ancient cellars). |
Aging | The wine is matured in old barrels for 10 months prior to bottling. |
Allergens | Contains sulphites |