Guiberteau Saumur Blanc Clos de Guichaux 2023 SF Chronicle - Past Pick Benoît Marguet's Blanc de Blancs

Benoît Marguet's Blanc de Blancs cuvée—100% Chardonnay from Premier Cru vineyards in Vrigny

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

savory backbone you'd expect from a Paolo Bea cousin

and characteristic wood notes

Guiberteau Saumur Blanc Clos de Guichaux 2023 SF Chronicle - Past Pick Benoît Marguet's Blanc de BlancsRomain 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