Michel Gahier (family in Montigny-lès-Arsures since 1525) presses directly into foudre without winter topping
the easternmost of the named crus
fine tannins and that telltale Côte de Beaune lift
and mostly in its favor: classically proportioned
bordering the legendary Cruots ou Vignes Blanches that Henri Jayer called the appellation's best terroir
Georg Breuer Riesling Trocken Terra Montosa Patientia 2021 Reasonable Cellar 2024 Michel Gahier (family in Montigny-lès-Arsures2021 was the coldest vintage in the Rheingau in over 30 years. The Breuer estate, always fans of extended maturation in bottle or cask, decided to hold back some of their excellent "baby Grand Cru" for three more years. This has given the wine even more complexity, sharpening the edges and creating an even more elegant mouthfeel. Incredibly aromatic, with lingering baked bread aromas of long lees aging, fresh cut apples, a touch of grassiness, hay,