Guiberteau Saumur Rouge 2023 Grape_Frappato and angular stones force Cabernet

and angular stones force Cabernet Franc to dig deep

Fermented with indigenous yeasts and macerated in new barrels from Tonnellerie de Champagne

Basarin is one of Sottimano's five named cru sites

to found Corpinnat

100% Nebbiolo from the almost-monopole (another producer makes a Monprivato Barolo in tiny quantities) in Castiglione Falletto - the Mascarello Monprivato is among the most age worthy and elegant Barolos

Guiberteau Saumur Rouge 2023 Grape_Frappato and angular stones force CabernetThe Land Saumur Rouge gets far less attention than its white counterpart, but Cabernet Franc planted on tuffeau limestone soils produces something worth paying close attention to: lighter in body than the Chinon or Bourgueil to the north, with a floral, iron tinged precision that is uniquely Saumur. Guiberteau's Cabernet Franc comes from three parcels spanning roughly 2 hectares, the oldest of them planted in the mid 1950s on sandy silt over limestone