2023 Michel Gahier, Arbois Blanc Chardonnay "Les Crets", Jura, France Pain Perdu ultimately the goal is extended Ampeleia ultimately the goal is extended contact with the lees and to preserve the precision and minerality that Mesnil is capable of Sylvie Augereau has been a champion of France's natural wine renaissance The wine is aged for about fifteen months in large foudre and is then racked into the smaller format (600 liter) demi muid for another year of elevage The grapes for this cuvée are sourced from a hilltop vineyard (Les Crets meaning “crest of the hill”) where the Chardonnay has been grafted onto the rootstock of the local grape variety known as “Melon Queue Rouge”