There’s a transparency to the fruit and a mineral cut that places this closer in spirit to mountain-grown Rhône Grenache or even a serious cru Beaujolais
It’s low-intervention in style—bottled with minimal sulfur and no filtration—but very clean and focused
The tannins are soft yet structured
Classic Right Bank elegance—understated
and the Produttori del Barbaresco's Riserva bottlings from it are among the great values in age-worthy wine anywhere
Michel Gahier, Arbois Rouge Trousseau La Vigne de Mademoiselle, 2023 so102824 test There’s a transparency to theLa Vigne de Mademoiselle is one of Michel Gahiers signature single parcel Trousseaus, and perhaps his most elegant. Grown on limestone marl soils just outside Arbois, this plot yields a lighter, finer expression of Juras earthy red grape. The 2023 vintage was farmed organically and fermented naturally, as always with Gahier. The wine is aged in old oak barrels and bottled unfined, unfiltered, with minimal sulfur. This is Jura winemaking at its most