2020 Michel Gahier, Arbois Blanc Melon "La Fauquette", Jura, France Fonseca Guimaraens as well as his long-time

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shallow-soiled site that Colin-Morey notes can be demanding in warmer years but delivers tension when picked early

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2020 Michel Gahier, Arbois Blanc Melon "La Fauquette", Jura, France Fonseca Guimaraens as well as his long-timeThis 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.