Michel Gahier Arbois Vin Jaune 2016 Size:620ml Grapes are pressed whole-cluster

Grapes are pressed whole-cluster

the enthusiastic gourmand that he is

half in the vat and half in neutral barrels

“Pouilly” is considered *the* great premier cru of Pouilly-Fuissé

the Barbera “Pierin “ blends fruit from two neighboring vineyards and bears the name of the family associate who supplied much of the old vines fruit for this wine

Michel Gahier Arbois Vin Jaune 2016 Size:620ml Grapes are pressed whole-clusterWhereas much of the Juras fabled vin jaune leans heavily into its walnut like oxidative heaviness, Michels is simultaneously elegant and unabashedly wild, offering kaleidoscopic complexity and leading with notes of fresh almonds and marzipan. Shockingly, although the category requires patient aging and a somewhat hands off approach, some vin jaune is not only yeasted to induce fermentation, but yeasted to produce voile as well; Michels, of course,