Collier Saumur Blanc La Charpentrie 2005
White
Saumur, France
7.6
WineSaint
Burnished gold with honeyed stone fruit and citrus peel aromatics that gain waxy, almond complexity with air. The palate shows remarkable tension. Ripe orchard fruit balanced by chalky minerality and bright acidity. Exotic spice and floral notes emerge on the extended finish. Nearly two decades have transformed this Chenin into something truly compelling.
honeyed stone fruitcitrus peelchalky mineralityexotic spice
Label
Collier
→Antoine and Charlotte Collier make some of Saumur's most compelling Chenin Blancs from the tuffeau-rich slopes around Varrains, with La Charpentrie standing as one of the appellation's benchmark single-vineyard whites.