Brendan Stater-West Saumur Blanc Breze l'Ardillon 2022 070226CRISP rises in tiers at an

rises in tiers at an elevation between 350 and 390m

and finishes with a mineral snap

kinda-Beaujolais character with a distinctly California sunniness

This 2018 comes from a warm

Hits of bitter grapefruit

Brendan Stater-West Saumur Blanc Breze l'Ardillon 2022 070226CRISP rises in tiers at anL'Ardillon is a specific south facing parcel within Brz, the storied limestone hilltop that defines great Saumur Chenin. It is also Brendan Stater West's most prestigious bottling: a 0. 38 hectare plot of old vines planted in the 1950s on 80 cm of clay loam over Turonian limestone, farmed organically, harvested whole cluster, fermented with indigenous yeast, and aged 24 months on lees in barrel before another five months in tank. Stater West (American