2018 Brendan Stater-West "Les Chapaudaises" Saumur Blanc

From: Loire Valley, France Varietal: Chenin Blanc Fruit for ‘Les Chapaudaises’ comes from a small, one-hectare plot in the heart of Saumur. Brendan Stater-West moved to France ten years ago to teach English and fell in love with wine while working at a retail shop in Paris. He founded his namesake domaine in 2015 after scoring an apprenticeship and studying under Romain Guiberteau. Critical AcclaimWine Spectator: 94 PointsThis is elegant and enticing with baking spice salted butter and hazelnut notes up front but with some air flavors of honeysuckle roasted pineapple and singed lemon peel emerge giving this an edge. A flash of cardamom flows through the long sea salt?infused finish. This complex version is still youthful and will only improve with age. Best from 2022 through 2034. 334 cases made 100 cases imported. About. Importer Becky Wasserman met fellow ex-pat and wine geek, Brendan Stater-West, where magic happens – in Romain Guiberteau’s cellar in Saint-Just-sur-Dive. Since 2011,