Brendan Stater-West Saumur Rouge 2023 core-no-restrictions Farming is organic

Farming is organic

saline-driven finish

Without the purifier

Jean-Marc Roulot's Corton-Charlemagne is a more recent addition to the lineup

Brendan Stater-West Saumur Rouge 2023 core-no-restrictions Farming is organicCabernet Franc made almost entirely by infusion: fully de stemmed, fermented on ambient yeasts, and never pumped over or punched down, so the wine takes only what the skins give up willingly. That gentle handling, plus six months in stainless steel instead of barrel, is why it drinks so light on its feet Brendan Stater West is chasing the crunchy, floral, peppery side of Cabernet Franc rather than the structural one. He is the American who moved to