Domaine Guiberteau Saumur Blanc Clos de Guichaux 2023 750ml

A very pure, white-stone character on the nose, framed beautifully by some fresh, matchsticky reduction. This is immediately very convincing. The palate is super, lightly mineral, rich in pear and white peach fruit, a marker of the vintage, though it is superbly reductive also. It builds into a great, grippy finish.

• Country: France
• Region: Loire Valley
• Appellation: Anjou-Saumur
• Size: 750ml
• Color: White

Varietal

Chenin Blanc

Originating in France yet now grown in many parts of the New World, Chenin Blanc is one of the most versatile and highly regarded white wine grape varietals on earth. These green skinned grapes hold a relatively high acid content, and as such can be used for making still white wines of exceptional quality, as well as superb sparkling wines (such as the Crémant wines of the Loire Valley) and extremely aromatic dessert wines. Their natural transparency means that they are a fine grape for expressing their terroir in the bottle, and winemakers often experiment with this varietal to coax unusual and intense flavors from the grapes, such as allowing the development of noble rot on the fruit in order to make sweet and viscous wines of a unique character.