Guiberteau Saumur Rouge Les Arboises 2022 SF Chronicle and a midpalate that explodes

and a midpalate that explodes with cloudberry

minimal intervention

sitting at higher elevation than his village wines

Powerful yet elegant

bold gait together with the fine acid touch ensure a wine of mountain stream-clear freshness

Guiberteau Saumur Rouge Les Arboises 2022 SF Chronicle and a midpalate that explodesLes Arboises' is the single vineyard that shows Romain Guiberteau at his most serious old Cabernet Franc vines on deep tuffeau limestone near Le Puy Notre Dame, giving a red with more depth, structure and aging potential than his village Saumur. Guiberteau is one of the Loire's most sought after vignerons, farming organically and working with native yeasts and a light hand. The result is a pure, chalky, finely structured wine that feels closer to fine