Saumur rouge Les Chapaudaises

Limestone is a dime a dozen here in this corner of France! There is also tuff, but that is nothing more than limestone, albeit a soft one. At Nady, you could even press coins lightly against the wall with your thumb. A popular act at Clos Rougeard, back when everything was still good and the Foucaults were still in charge. But let's look to the future, because the future of Saumur is called Guiberteau and also a bit of Chapaudaises. Romain produces a breathtakingly beautiful wine from this almost 80-year-old vineyard. Naturally, spontaneously fermented like all Guiberteau wines, it has a heavenly aroma of small wild strawberries, dried kitchen herbs and perhaps a hint of cassis. Delicate and elegant like a prima ballerina, the 2018 Chapaudaises dances across the tongue. It shows structure under its transparent, elegant robe, one of the best, silky quality. To the point, juicy and complex, it slowly fades out. This is a real blockbuster!