Roches Neuves Saumur Blanc L'Échelier 2018
White
Saumur, France
7.6
WineSaint
Barrel fermentation brings compelling texture to this tuffeau limestone-grown Chenin. Yellow plum and honeyed stone fruit emerge with striking mineral tension. The finish shows real drive and length. Give it two years to settle, then watch it develop beautifully over the next decade.
yellow plumhoneyed stone fruitlimestone mineralitybeeswax
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.