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Domaine Guiberteau Saumur Brézé Blanc 2021

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Domaine Guiberteau Saumur Brézé Blanc 2021
Producer Domaine Guiberteau
Region, Country Saumur, France
Bottle Size 750ml
Product Code 25179-750

100% Chenin Blanc. The modern renaissance of Chenin de Brézé (as it was once known) owes a great deal to the Foucault brothers’ Brézé bottling and, more recently, to a new generation of growers like Guiberteau. This striking wine comes from two small parcels of mature vines (planted in 1933 and 1952) within the fabled Brézé climat, a terroir that once produced wines as revered as those of the greatest vineyards of Burgundy and Bordeaux. The lion’s share of the fruit comes from an important lieu-dit called Bourguenne, while one-quarter of the fruit is also drawn from the historic Clos de Carmes terroir.

Guiberteau now uses larger-format barrels from different coopers. He prefers Atelier Centre France’s thick-staved demi-muids for this wine, and he’s also engaged Clos Rougeard’s local artisan cooper Dussiaux, whose barrels bring smoky/cedary complexity to this wine in its youth. Furthermore, Brézé now spends two years in barrel (50% new) and six months in tank, recognising its potency and coiled energy.

Year in and year out, this reminds us of the force of this incredible terroir. This place can simultaneously deliver the texture and savoury reduction of great white Burgundy and the raciness of great German Riesling. If the Clos de Guichaux calls to mind excellent Chablis, the Brézé style leans towards the textural richness of fine Meursault (at a fraction of the price).

Domaine Guiberteau Saumur Brézé Blanc 2021

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“This white blend comes from three distinct parcels in Brézé, the wine aged in oak using 50% new and 50% older barrels, the élevage lasting close to two years. The lengthy contact with new wood does come through on the nose at the moment, as it is certainly influenced by oak, the seams of fruit melded with liquorice, fennel and smoke, along with a light reductive note. The palate is the same, melding this with a delicately lithe texture, spiced with the oaky notes from the nose, with a bitter grip in the finish. Good potential here but it needs time, five years at least, to absorb that oak. The alcohol on the label is 13%”
93 points, Chris Kissack, The Wine Doctor

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“This white blend comes from three distinct parcels in Brézé, the wine aged in oak using 50% new and 50% older barrels, the élevage lasting close to two years. The lengthy contact with new wood does come through on the nose at the moment, as it is certainly influenced by oak, the seams of fruit melded with liquorice, fennel and smoke, along with a light reductive note. The palate is the same, melding this with a delicately lithe texture, spiced with the oaky notes from the nose, with a bitter grip in the finish. Good potential here but it needs time, five years at least, to absorb that oak. The alcohol on the label is 13%”
93 points, Chris Kissack, The Wine Doctor

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