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Alongside the now cult Clos Rougeard, Domaine Arnaud Lambert is a quality leader in the Saumur and Saumur-Champigny appellations of The Loire Valley. He doesn’t want massive wines, rather he looks for precision, and a balance between the attack and the finish, with a very clear expression of the soil. That soil is predominantly tuffeau, a porous chalky limestone, giving finely mineral wines – dry Chenin Blanc for the whites and Cabernet Franc for the reds.
We tasted the2019 Perrieres and firmly believe this is one of the best value French whites when comparing to Burgundy and beyond.
“Lambert’s style arcs toward grace. His wines are stripped down and elemental, ripped with acidity and verve.”
Rajat Parr, The Sommeliers Atlas of Taste
‘"While Rougeard’s work draws comparisons to Bordeaux, it really is that more complicated Burgundian model—vinifying individual parcels of both red and white, and striving to understand the differences—that captivates Saumur’s current pioneers, who’ve seen the opportunity to follow in Rougeard’s wake. For Lambert, it’s a matter of delineating the clear line between his easy-going, citrusy Clos David, grown on a sandy northeast-facing plot in Brézé, and his intensely herbal, fleshy Clos de la Rue, grown just a few hundred yards away on clay."
Distributors Notes
All wines below are available now at our special offer prices for the next 7 days only. To place your order simply click on the links below or return the attached form, by email, by fax on 03 9419 6970 or call us on 03 9419 6990.
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