2024 Michel Gahier, Arbois, Les Grands Vergers Trousseau

Michel Gahier manages his estate in Montigny-les-Arsures with certified organic viticulture and a non-interventionist cellar approach, working in the traditional lineage of his neighbor Jacques Puffeney. The Les Grands Vergers bottling is sourced from eighty-year-old Trousseau vines rooted in grey marl, a soil composition that provides a dense structural framework and high mineral persistence. Gahier employs traditional destemming and neutral oak aging without added sulfur to maintain technical transparency and varietal purity. The 2024 vintage, characterized by severe April frosts and low yields, has imparted a singular tension and bright, high-toned acidity to the wine’s architecture. The resulting structure features lean, fine-grained tannins and a focused, savory finish that prioritizes skeletal precision over mid-palate weight.