Guiberteau Saumur Rouge Les Arboises 2022 SF Chronicle sitting at higher elevation than

sitting at higher elevation than his village wines

and most of what gets made is drunk on the spot by people on holiday on the Italian Riviera

Canalicchio di Sopra was established by Primo Pacenti in 1962

which begins to form trails as it flows back into the bowl

Powerful yet elegant

Guiberteau Saumur Rouge Les Arboises 2022 SF Chronicle sitting at higher elevation thanLes Arboises' is the single vineyard that shows Romain Guiberteau at his most serious old Cabernet Franc vines on deep tuffeau limestone near Le Puy Notre Dame, giving a red with more depth, structure and aging potential than his village Saumur. Guiberteau is one of the Loire's most sought after vignerons, farming organically and working with native yeasts and a light hand. The result is a pure, chalky, finely structured wine that feels closer to fine