Michel Gahier, Arbois Blanc Chardonnay Les Crets, 2023 SO050424_Saumur_Roundup Stéphane Rousset produces this 100%

Stéphane Rousset produces this 100% Syrah from 40-50-year-old vines on the granite hillsides of Erôme

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cool-fruited

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Michel Gahier, Arbois Blanc Chardonnay Les Crets, 2023 SO050424_Saumur_Roundup Stéphane Rousset produces this 100%From a hilltop vineyard in Montigny les Arsures, this Chardonnay grows on marne rouge soils richer in iron than typical marl, giving deeper minerality and saline character. Michel Gahier produces Les Crets in the ouill style (barrels topped up during aging) with no sulfites added, aging two years in neutral oak. Though topped up, the wine displays layered complexity and an endlessly ringing finish more commonly associated with sous voile (yeast veil)