Guiberteau Saumur Rouge Les Arboises 2021 (1.5L) Reasonable Cellar 2024 five to six months on

five to six months on fine lees in demi-muids

A serious wine at an unserious tier

THE TASTE: Juicy apricot and candied orange flavors

bottled fresh to capture the lift and energy that this corner of Mendoza can show when nobody is trying to make it heavier than it wants to be

Nicolas Bernard and Veronique Bonin farm just a handful of hectares organically and biodynamically

Guiberteau Saumur Rouge Les Arboises 2021 (1.5L) Reasonable Cellar 2024 five to six months onA 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