{"title":"New Arrivals from Michel Gahier","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt’s always an exciting time of year when we get our small but mighty allocation of incredible wines from Michel Gahier, who consistently makes some of the most pure and electric wines from Jura (or anywhere really) year after year. Based in Montigny-les-Asures in Arbois, the Gahier family has been making wines here since 1874 but Michel really leaned into and perfected the craft when he took over the land from his father and converted it to a dedicated winery. Gahier is a strict minimalist when it comes to farming and making wine, never having used chemicals and allowing his wines to express the full nature of the place. Michel trained with neighbor Jacques Puffeney, a Jura legend, and even inherited some of his barrels when he passed away in 2015. These barrels have never been sterilized and carry on the legacy of Puffeney through Michel’s lens with each new vintage. -\u003cem\u003eJeff DiLorenzo\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(128, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAs always quantities are extremely limited. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"gahier-michel-nv-macvin-du-jura","title":"Gahier, Michel NV Macvin du Jura","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom Rosenthal: \u003cem\u003e\"Produced in truly miniscule quantities, Gahier’s Macvin du Jura channels the same no-brakes, dazzlingly energetic spirit that imbues his wines. Following the traditional blend of two-thirds unfermented grape must and one-third marc, it captures the gleaming health of Michel’s impeccably farmed fruit in a concoction that is mouthwatering in its combination of acidity, salinity, and luscious freshness. While the blend may change depending on the harvest, Michel typically employs both Chardonnay and Trousseau musts in his Macvin’s creation.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rosenthal Wine Merchant","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45071072887009,"sku":"618915","price":54.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/3790\/6145\/files\/Gahier_MacvinWineBottle.jpg?v=1715612751"},{"product_id":"gahier-michel-2023-les-follasses-arbois-blanc-chardonnay","title":"Gahier, Michel 2023 Les Follasses Arbois Blanc Chardonnay","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom Rosenthal: \u003cem\u003e\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eFrom 45-year-old Chardonnay planted in marne blanche (white marl), “Les Follasses” is topped up in cask, but nonetheless delivers an unhinged expression of saline minerality. The marl here—a layer of decomposed limestone mixed with clay—pre-dates the limestone that dominates Burgundy’s Côte d’Or, and it is this marl (in varying iterations of color and mineral composition) that dominates the terroir of the Jura.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rosenthal Wine Merchant","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47873411547361,"sku":"29426","price":53.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/3790\/6145\/files\/GahierFolasses.jpg?v=1769035990"},{"product_id":"gahier-michel-2023-les-crets-arbois-blanc-chardonnay","title":"Gahier, Michel 2023 Les Crets Arbois Blanc Chardonnay","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom Rosenthal: \u003cem\u003e\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eFrom Chardonnay planted in soils of marne rouge (which contain more iron than marne blanche), “Les Crêts” possesses a deeper and more saline personality than the two white wines above. Though it is also topped up during its two-year passage in 400-liter barrels, “Les Crêts” displays the layered character and the endlessly ringing finish more commonly associated with wines aged under veil.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rosenthal Wine Merchant","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47873413415137,"sku":"29427","price":57.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/3790\/6145\/files\/GahierCrets.jpg?v=1769036020"},{"product_id":"gahier-michel-2020-melon-la-fauquette-arbois-blanc","title":"Gahier, Michel 2020 Melon La Fauquette Arbois Blanc","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom Rosenthal: \u003cem\u003e\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eAlways the greatest of Michel’s white wines, “La Fauquette” (from soils of marne bleu) spends four years in 400-liter barrels without being topped up. Despite the marked influence of the voile, however, it is the most elegant of Gahier’s whites: viscerally salty and rich, but with incredible finesse. It is truly amazing that Michel can express such purity and laser-focus in a wine of such wildness, and the well-aged examples of “La Fauquette” he has poured us over the years have been outrageous. Note: he labels this wine as “Melon”—a nod to the fact that his vines here are the local Jura mutation of Chardonnay known as “Melon à Queue Rouge.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rosenthal Wine Merchant","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47873431863521,"sku":"29428","price":67.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/3790\/6145\/files\/GahierFauquette.jpg?v=1769036845"},{"product_id":"gahier-michel-2024-le-clousot-arbois-rouge-trousseau","title":"Gahier, Michel 2024 Le Clousot Arbois Rouge Trousseau","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom Rosenthal: \u003cem\u003e“Le\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eClousot” encompasses Michel’s youngest Trousseau vines (30 years old), and as such it offers perhaps the least concentration but the most lift of his three pure-Trousseau bottlings, with high-toned cherry fruit wed to a palate of gentle tannins and zesty energy. A hint of reduction and a trace of trapped carbon dioxide speak to the no-sulfur methodology in play here, and—as with all of Michel’s red wines—aerating before serving will bring everything into focus.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rosenthal Wine Merchant","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47873732870369,"sku":"29429","price":53.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/3790\/6145\/files\/GahierClousot.jpg?v=1769037038"},{"product_id":"gahier-michel-2024-la-vigne-du-louis-arbois-rouge-trousseau","title":"Gahier, Michel 2024 La Vigne du Louis Arbois Rouge Trousseau","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom Rosenthal: \u003cem\u003e\"From 45-year-old vines with a warmer exposition than “Le Clousot” above, “La Vigne du Louis” offers greater fruit density and more notable tannins, revealing a substantial layer of savory funk beneath its core of mentholated cherries and pepper.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rosenthal Wine Merchant","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47873733230817,"sku":"29431","price":59.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/3790\/6145\/files\/GahierLouis.jpg?v=1769037521"},{"product_id":"gahier-michel-2016-vin-jaune-620ml","title":"Gahier, Michel 2016 Vin Jaune 620ml","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom Rosenthal: \u003cem\u003e\"Whereas much of the Jura’s fabled vin jaune leans heavily into its walnut-like oxidative heaviness, Michel’s 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 \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003evoile as well; Michel’s, of course, ferments naturally, develops its veil of yeast on its own, and is never augmented with sulfur dioxide. The result—having spent seven years in cask and capable of aging in bottle for a lifetime—offers colossal, eye-popping acidity, assertive brine-like minerality, and a nut-paste finish that simply doesn’t end. He only produces it in certain vintages and gives it plenty of bottle age before putting it up for sale, making each release an especially special and rare occasion.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rosenthal Wine Merchant","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47873735917793,"sku":"29432","price":169.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/3790\/6145\/files\/GahierVin-Jaune.jpg?v=1769238126"},{"product_id":"gahier-michel-2022-cremant-du-jura-blanc","title":"Gahier, Michel 2022 Cremant du Jura Blanc","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGahier's Cremant is 100% Chardonnay, specifically the local mutation Melon à Queue Rouge which has red stems. It sees no dosage and spends 24 months on the lees before disgorgement, with no sulphur added at any time in its production. The vines are situated in a small plot with gravel and limestone soils in the village of Cramans, eight kilometers from Michel’s home in Montigny-lés-Arsures. It's an elegant and expressive Champagne-style bubbly with almond, apple fruit and a touch of brioche while maintaining characteristic limestone texture and minerality.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rosenthal Wine Merchant","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47873741029601,"sku":"29433","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/3790\/6145\/files\/GahierCremant.jpg?v=1769034109"}],"url":"https:\/\/chambersstwines.com\/collections\/new-arrivals-from-michel-gahier.oembed","provider":"Chambers Street Wines","version":"1.0","type":"link"}