Michel Gahier

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The Gahier family has been resident in the Jura since 1525. The family domaine is 6.5 hectares with the vineyards concentrated in the village of Montigny-les-Arsures, the place recognized as the home of Trousseau. Michel Gahier has learned from the best. Gahier is a neighbor and friend of Jacques Puffeney, both living in Montigny-les-Arsures, a viticultural district that is acknowledged to produce some of the finest wines of the Arbois appellation. His observations and ongoing dialogue with Puffeney have instilled skills and sensibility that produce undeniably outstanding wines that clearly express the very particular terroir of this corner of the Jura.

Gahier harvests and vinifies his wines parcel by parcel. Each wine ultimately is derived exclusively from a single vineyard site. His whites are produced sous-voile, although the Les Crets is less dominated by that process than the La Fauquette or the Les Follasses bottlings, which spend considerably more time aging in barrel. The Savagnin and the Vin Jaune are both classic versions, a testament to the old traditions of the Jura where the whites are left in barrel without topping off. The reds are as mineral-driven as one could expect from the Jura, with a freshness and length that are compelling. The viticulture is organic (although not certified).

Media Links
Punchdrink.com: Will the Real Jura Please Stand Up?
SFGate: Red wines of Jura just right for summer
The New York Times: Wine and Cheese as It Was Meant to Be
FoodTourist.com: Michel Gahier Review
Vineyards in France: Tasting - 2010 Michel Gahier Ploussard