Guiberteau Saumur Blanc Le Bourg 2022 (1.5L) TAGS a pair of single-vineyard prestige

a pair of single-vineyard prestige cuvees that honor the founder by spotlighting the kind of terroir-specific Champagne that the great houses rarely bottle on their own

The Raventós family has been making sparkling wine in Penedès since 1872 (Josep Raventós is widely credited as the father of Spanish sparkling wine)

integrated structure

with Alicante Bouschet and white grapes completing the blend

all held together by a spine of juicy acidity that makes each sip feel alive

Guiberteau Saumur Blanc Le Bourg 2022 (1.5L) TAGS a pair of single-vineyard prestigeFrom Romain Guiberteau, the Clos Rougeard trained star of Saumur, Le Bourg is a single 1. 07 hectare parcel just below Clos des Carmes on the hill of Brez, planted to Chenin in the early 1940s on sandy clay over soft limestone. Organic, ambient yeast fermented and aged about a year in used barrels, it is Guiberteau's old vine expression of the great Brez terroir, more open and aromatic than the Carmes, no less serious. The 2022 in magnum will reward