Domaine Guiberteau Saumur Les Chapaudaises Rouge 2021 chateau-mazerolles-benoit Merlot comprises half the blend

Merlot comprises half the blend at this property

Red berry fruit on the nose

that without a terroir vision

with an astonishing slope of about 40 percent

dark fruit finish

Domaine Guiberteau Saumur Les Chapaudaises Rouge 2021 chateau-mazerolles-benoit Merlot comprises half the blend100% Cabernet Franc. Les Chapaudaises is in the Bizay terroir, in the small village of pieds, within half a kilometre of Saumurs prized hill of Brz. Its next to Guiberteaus monopole Clos de Guichaux, on the same sandy tuffeau limestone. The vines are a mix of Chenin Blanc and old vine Cabernet Franc. One hectare of the Chenin is leased to Romains right hand man, Brendan Stater West, with the remaining Chenin finding its way into the Saumur Blanc. But