Domaine Guiberteau Saumur Blanc 2021 Sangiovese limestone and red silt

limestone and red silt

the palate sleek

schist and clay — to express themselves individually each vintage

the sweetness delicate and well-countered by mineral grip and salinity

strongly marked by minerality and considerable depth — raspberries

Domaine Guiberteau Saumur Blanc 2021 Sangiovese limestone and red siltThe Saumur Blanc is Romain Guiberteau's introduction to what Chenin Blanc can do in the hands of a genuinely great producer and as an introduction, it sets the bar almost unfairly high. The wine is drawn from vines of various age across three of Guiberteau's prized holdings Brz, Clos de Guichaux, and Clos des Carmes with plantings ranging from 1935 to the early 2000s, assembled to capture the full breadth of what the estate's terroir can offer. All