Guiberteau Saumur Rouge Les Arboises 2021 (1.5L) CACOFFER The block - now owned

The block - now owned by the Bengier family and farmed meticulously by Steve Matthiasson - sits on deep alluvial gravelly clay-loam in densely planted rows

no filtering

with Morello cherry

then hand it a Cinsault chaperone to loosen it up

Guiberteau Saumur Rouge Les Arboises 2021 (1.5L) CACOFFER The block - now ownedA single vineyard Saumur from one of the Loire's cult producers. 'Les Arboises' is a parcel of old Cabernet Franc vines on deep tuffeau limestone near Le Puy Notre Dame, and it gives Romain Guiberteau's most structured, ageworthy red a step up in depth and concentration from his village bottling. Farmed organically and made with native yeasts and minimal intervention, it has the chalky tension and precision that have made Guiberteau a reference for