2024 Domaine Guiberteau Saumur Blanc Loire, France Domaine de La Tournelle Harvested from a single vineyard

Harvested from a single vineyard high up on a hill

15 hectolitre casks for 22 months

Dramatic difference in temperature from day to night

Le Mont Benoit (made a household name by Emmanuel Brochet) is a single parcel in Villers-aux-Noeuds

2018 Bencze Roszako

2024 Domaine Guiberteau Saumur Blanc Loire, France Domaine de La Tournelle Harvested from a single vineyardSize: 3 ha (7. 41 ac) Variety: Chenin Blanc Vine Age: Planted from the 1940s to 2012 Terroir: Clay, limestone soil from lower on hill in Brz (older vines) and Clos des Carmes and Clos Guichaux (younger vines) Viticulture: Organic. Pruning method is Guyau Val de Loire. Grapes are harvested by hand and carefully sorted in the vineyard. Vinification: Whole cluster pressing, indigenous yeast fermentation, no chaptalization. Aged on fine lees in stainless