Guiberteau Saumur Blanc Le Bourg 2023 OLDRIOJA Since Michel Lafarge's passing in

Since Michel Lafarge's passing in 2020

this Viognier expresses terroir with aromatic precision and stone fruit elegance

with parcels in four of the region's top premier crus

Drinks beautifully early

restrained winemaking that has made Bachelet a Gevrey cult name

Guiberteau Saumur Blanc Le Bourg 2023 OLDRIOJA Since Michel Lafarge's passing inRomain Guiberteau, the Clos Rougeard trained star of Saumur, draws Le Bourg from a single 1. 07 hectare parcel just below Clos des Carmes on the hill of Brez. The vines were planted in the early 1940s on sandy clay over soft limestone; the wine is organic, ambient yeast fermented and aged about a year in used barrels, with malolactic blocked. It's the old vine sibling to the Carmes, a touch more open and aromatic but every bit as serious. The 2023 is