Michel Gahier Cremant du Jura Blanc 2022 Pre-Arrival Ile des Vergelesses combines the

Ile des Vergelesses combines the arresting elegance of Les Vergelesses and the mineral power of Les Fichots

gently pressed

The Goumards feel that this parcel produces a wine of more refinement than one typically finds in the Languedoc – a shade less rustic than “Terre de Jonquières

as he sees fit—following the model of his old employer Puffeney who produced the stunning “Vieilles Vignes” cuvée through the 2005 vintage using all three cépages

has some of the youngest vines of the domaine (25 years of age) and it will continue to gain in importance and depth as these vines age

Michel Gahier Cremant du Jura Blanc 2022 Pre-Arrival Ile des Vergelesses combines theThis Champagne method wine is made from 100% Chardonnay, specifically the local mutation that has a red stem, Melon Queue Rouge. The yields are quite low at 45 hl ha. This wine sees no dosage and spends 24 months on the lees before disgorgement. Produced completely naturally, no sulphur is added at any time in its production. Hailing from a 1. 2 hectare plot of gravel and limestone soil in the village of Cramans, eight kilometers from Michels home in