Domaine Guiberteau Saumur Les Chapaudaises Rouge 2020

Domaine Guiberteau Saumur Les Chapaudaises Rouge is made entirely from Cabernet Franc planted in 1948 in the Bizay terroir at Épieds.

Saumur reds are Cabernet Franc grown on tuffeau, generally lighter framed than those of Chinon or Bourgueil and marked by the chalk beneath them. Les Chapaudaises lies within half a kilometre of the Brézé hill, next to Guiberteau’s monopole Clos de Guichaux and on the same sandy tuffeau limestone. The parcel is planted to a mix of Chenin Blanc and old-vine Cabernet Franc; one hectare of the Chenin is leased to Brendan Stater-West, with the rest going into the Saumur Blanc, but it is the 1948 Cabernet Franc that matters here. The fruit is destemmed and wild-fermented in concrete, then aged for a year in conical Rousseau vats before resting six months in tank. The wine is layered and sinewy, with crunchy red fruit, cured meat, earth and spice over fine tannins.

Approachable now but likely to improve for at least another five years. Serve at 16-18°C with roast pork, duck rillettes or grilled lamb.

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