Brendan Stater-West Saumur Blanc Breze l'Ardillon 2022 070226CHILL the precision and tension that

the precision and tension that mark his top cuvées are already in full evidence

From an 11-hectare biodynamic domaine in southern Burgundy's Loché village

The winemaking process includes 100% malolactic fermentation

Saint-Aubin remains one of Burgundy's best-kept secrets

they work with spontaneous fermentations in neutral oak and enamel-lined cement tanks

Brendan Stater-West Saumur Blanc Breze l'Ardillon 2022 070226CHILL the precision and tension thatL'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