2020 Michel Gahier, Arbois Blanc Melon "La Fauquette", Jura, France Domaine la Soufrandière and a pop of raspberry

and a pop of raspberry acidity combine to deliver a refreshing and summery spirit

A gorgeous

framed by subtle phenolics and finished Extra Brut to keep the architecture crisp

Light filtration before bottling on July 16

green herbs

2020 Michel Gahier, Arbois Blanc Melon "La Fauquette", Jura, France Domaine la Soufrandière and a pop of raspberryThis cuve, again from a single vineyard in Montigny, is aged for one year in large foudres at which point it is then racked into smaller barrel for an additional three years sous voile. Called Chardonnay, the vines are of the local variety known as Melon Queue Rouge, a white grape the skin color of which bleeds towards red as it approaches the stem.