Guiberteau Saumur Blanc Clos de Guichaux 2023 SF Chronicle - Past Pick Nutty and tropical with light

Nutty and tropical with light integrated smoke

Tons of structure and depth of fruit show that this wine could lay down for years to come

and Clos Figueras was there for the revival

savory backbone you'd expect from a Paolo Bea cousin

Guiberteau Saumur Blanc Clos de Guichaux 2023 SF Chronicle - Past Pick Nutty and tropical with lightRomain Guiberteau, the Loire Chenin star trained at the legendary Clos Rougeard, has spent two decades proving that Saumur belongs in the world Chenin conversation. Clos de Guichaux is his monopole: a 1. 6 hectare walled vineyard in the Bizay terroir, planted in 2003 on silty sand over chalky limestone. Farmed organically, fermented with ambient yeast in used barrels with malolactic blocked, it shows the youngest face of his lineup, all energy and