Guiberteau Saumur Blanc 2024 Old Rioja sophistication and intricate layering

sophistication and intricate layering

followed by bottle aging give it grace rather than weight

which tracks

spicy and a light white pepper

with toasty brioche

Guiberteau Saumur Blanc 2024 Old Rioja sophistication and intricate layeringRomain Guiberteau is one of those producers who provokes the big question what matters more, winemaking or terroir? He learned from Nady Foucault at Clos Rougeard after dropping out of law school, and now stands as arguably the leading star of the New Loire movement. Farming is organic; new oak is minimal; and his approach gets more hands off every vintage which doesn't mean less skill but more. This is his entry tier Saumur Blanc, a multi parcel