Brendan Stater-West Saumur Blanc 2023 CRV5 framed by a mineral backbone

framed by a mineral backbone

The diverse blend creates a wine of remarkable texture and complexity

delivering power and depth rarely seen in the Loire

Entrancing aromas of dried fruit

vanilla and delicate spices with a subtle richness

Brendan Stater-West Saumur Blanc 2023 CRV5 framed by a mineral backboneIt takes a certain kind of American to move to France and make wine there. Brendan Stater West went to Paris to teach English, fell hard for wine working at the wine shop attached to Daniel Rose's Paris restaurant Spring, got smitten by Chenin, moved to Saumur, and talked Romain Guiberteau into a job. He became Guiberteau's right hand, then started bottling his own. He now stands in a quietly legendary lineage: Foucault (of Clos Rougeard) to