2020 Michel Gahier, Arbois Blanc Melon "La Fauquette", Jura, France Fonseca Guimaraens such as Rye Old Fashioneds

such as Rye Old Fashioneds or Aquavit Manhattans

The earthy and crunchy palate lingers on for what seems like many minutes before slowly dissipating to you guessed it

AGING:Eight months in concrete vats followed by three months in the bottle before release

REGION: Sicilia

2020 Michel Gahier, Arbois Blanc Melon "La Fauquette", Jura, France Fonseca Guimaraens such as Rye Old FashionedsThis cuve, again from a single vineyard in Montigny, is aged for one year in large foudres at which point it is then racked into smaller barrel for an additional three years sous voile. Called Chardonnay, the vines are of the local variety known as Melon Queue Rouge, a white grape the skin color of which bleeds towards red as it approaches the stem.