Domaine Guiberteau, Saumur Rouge, 2023 nrhonecount0917 or cellaring alongside Saint-Joseph and

or cellaring alongside Saint-Joseph and Côte-Rôtie favorites

in full view of the Bussaco Mountains (the western border of Dão) and sits on a pocket of extremely chalky soils with intermittent dollops of sand

mineral drive

and the gin inside earns it

Falanghina has been rooted in this volcanic soil since Roman times

Domaine Guiberteau, Saumur Rouge, 2023 nrhonecount0917 or cellaring alongside Saint-Joseph andRomain Guiberteau abandoned law school in 1996 to take over his family's vineyards in Saumurand was mentored by Nady Foucault of Clos Rougeard, arguably the Loire's most legendary Cabernet Franc producer. That apprenticeship shows in every bottle. The domaine farms prime parcels on the hill of Brz, including the Clos des Carmesclassified by the legendary gastronome Curnonsky among the "Trs Grands Vins de Saumur." Certified organic since 2007, with all