A brooding, serious beast, bristling with energy and thickly textured. Its brash, iron-inflected nose erupts from the glass like a missile, with pitch-black, spice-drenched fruit battling for attention with the wine’s core... Read More
“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... Read More
Situated on a southwest-facing slope beneath his Grands Vergers vineyard, Le Clousot is a parcel of the domaine’s younger vines from which Gahier produces a Trousseau in the same fashion as his others. Though lighter in... Read More
There is the trademark oxidative quality to this wine which provides a nutty spiciness and umami flavour that makes you want to sip more and more of it. This is Jura chardonnay at its best! There are honey and pear and almond... Read More
This is a fresh, lively chardonnay that is typical of this style of wine from the Jura with just a hint of those oxidative qualities that Jura aficionados just can’t get enough of.
Ripe green apples, stone minerals and musky honey. The palate is both firm and expansive, with a generous pinch of telltale Jurassic salt lengthening the complex, penetrating flavors of greengage and candied lemon. The “partial... Read More
Fine, persistent bubbles. Delicate and discreet aromas of white flowers and hawsthorn. The palate is distinct with lively flavors on the tip of the tongue; spirited lightness continues at mid-palate. No apparent bitterness; fine... Read More
Arbois is the most important region in Jura. In the foothills of the Alps, the harsh winters may put off many winemakers, but not Domaine Rolet. This estate handpicks its grapes from 30-year-old vines and ages this Chardonnay... Read More