Brendan Stater-West Saumur Rouge 2021 Size::6 Bottle Case 95 POINTS - DECANTER

95 POINTS - DECANTER

This sparkling wine is understated in its beauty

The nose offers aromas of ripe red berries

Almuvedre has long been one of the bargain wines of the world and the style-quality-value amalgam continues to boggle the mind

Brendan Stater-West Saumur Rouge 2021 Size::6 Bottle Case 95 POINTS - DECANTERStater West farms 1. 5 hectares in the Brz lieu dit of La Ripaille within the old walls of the ancient Ripaille castle. This is a single, west facing parcel where the topsoil (about 1. 5 meters deep) is sandy loam above Turonian limestone; a combination that gives a lighter texture and touch to the tannins. While the grower also bottles a more age worthy red from one hectare of 60 year old vines using the name of the lieu dit, the basique Saumur Rouge