Guiberteau Saumur Blanc 'Les Bourg' 2021

Normally $130 NOW $110/$99

100% Chenin Blanc. This is Romain Guiberteau's first release from the celebrated Breze terroir of Le Bourg, a vineyard well-known to followers of Clos Rougeard. Guiberteau's single hectare sits below the Clos des Carmes on the sandy-clay soil over a soft, tuffeau limestone bedrock. The vines were planted in the 1940s, and the old-vine density from these gnarly old dames-matched with the site's pungent minerality-creates a wine of significant intensity matched by beguiling tension. One of the main challenges here is children from the neighbouring school kicking their football into the vineyard. Each year, the children pick some grapes to make jam, too! Pressed as bunches and naturally fermented, Le Bourg ages for 12 months in used barrels before bottling. One can never have too much Guiberteau, and this wine is a wonderful addition to the range. - Importer's Note

“The 2021 Le Bourg is sited in one of the area's most-coveted vineyards, Brézé, offering a salty, tightly wound style. There are lemon, almond and apple flavors on this light-bodied yet firmly poised white with a sense of chili spice and salty notes.” 92 points, Rebecca Gibb MW, Vinous