Brendan Stater-West Saumur Blanc Breze l'Ardillon 2022 TBO it's a medium-bodied white with

it's a medium-bodied white with real substance: floral and fleshy up front

Seating is limited to just 16 guests

and Cramant Grand Cru

A Third Growth that's been run since 2004 by Caroline Frey (also of Paul Jaboulet Aine in the Rhone)

Brendan Stater-West Saumur Blanc Breze l'Ardillon 2022 TBO it's a medium-bodied white withL'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