2020 Michel Gahier, Arbois Blanc Melon "La Fauquette", Jura, France Fonseca Guimaraens After the grapes were destemmed

After the grapes were destemmed and crushed

AGING:Eight months in concrete vats followed by three months in the bottle before release

pressed after a 14 day fermentation

and plum transition to a palate of dried apricot

such as Rye Old Fashioneds or Aquavit Manhattans

2020 Michel Gahier, Arbois Blanc Melon "La Fauquette", Jura, France Fonseca Guimaraens After the grapes were destemmedThis 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.