2023 Michel Gahier, Arbois, Les Grands Vergers Trousseau

Michel Gahier manages his estate in Montigny-les-Arsures through organic farming and traditional cellar practices, destemming the Trousseau and utilizing native-yeast fermentations in neutral foudres with minimal sulfur additions. The Les Grands Vergers bottling originates from eighty-year-old vines situated on heavy grey marl and limestone adjacent to the famed Berangères parcel, a site renowned for producing the region’s most structural reds. In the 2023 vintage, the temperate growing season preserved high-toned acidity and moderate alcohol levels, yielding a more transparent profile than recent solar years. The wine is defined by a fine-grained tannic architecture and a sapid mid-palate that balances the vintage’s inherent lift with the density derived from venerable vines. This cuvée reflects a precise intersection of old-vine intensity and the refreshing, crystalline clarity of the 2023 harvest.