Arnaud Lambert, Saumur Blanc Breze Midi, 2024
This is single-vineyard Chenin Blanc from the legendary hill of Breze in Saumur, the same chalky terroir that made Clos Rougeard famous. Arnaud Lambert, one of the Loire's top growers and an organic farmer, makes Midi from his largest holding, 3.5 hectares of south-east-facing vines planted in 1985 on sandy clay over soft tuffeau limestone. Only about 10% sees oak and there's no malolactic fermentation, which keeps the acidity bright and the minerality ringing. (It used to be labeled Clos de Midi, but a road now splits the walled parcel, so it is simply Midi as of 2022.) Serious, terroir-driven white at a fair price.
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This is single-vineyard Chenin Blanc from the legendary hill of Breze in Saumur, the same chalky terroir that made Clos Rougeard famous. Arnaud Lambert, one of the Loire's top growers and an organic farmer, makes Midi from his largest holding, 3.5 hectares of south-east-facing vines planted in 1985 on sandy clay over soft tuffeau limestone. Only about 10% sees oak and there's no malolactic fermentation, which keeps the acidity bright and the minerality ringing. (It used to be labeled Clos de Midi, but a road now splits the walled parcel, so it is simply Midi as of 2022.) Serious, terroir-driven white at a fair price.
