Roches Neuves Saumur Blanc L'Échelier 2015
White
Saumur, France
7.8
WineSaint
Germain's northeastern parcel addition brings crucial lift to this warm vintage Chenin. Crystalline and mineral-driven, with honeyed citrus and green apple threading through limestone-edged precision. That cooler vineyard component saves the wine from richness, creating remarkable tension instead.
honeyed citrusgreen applelimestone mineralitytoast
Label
Roches Neuves
→Domaine des Roches Neuves is one of Saumur-Champigny's benchmark estates, producing structured, age-worthy Cabernet Franc from tuffeau-rich soils, with a range that spans entry-level village wine to single-parcel and old-vine cuvées of considerable depth.