Arnaud Lambert Saumur Blanc Breze Midi 2024 Reasonable Cellar 2024 Only two Chartreuse monks know

Only two Chartreuse monks know the recipe that combines 130 plants to make this world famous after-dinner drink

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grown on clay and limestone rather than his famous granite and farmed by the same relentless

fermenting in open concrete and punching down gently so the wine never turns heavy-handed

Arnaud Lambert Saumur Blanc Breze Midi 2024 Reasonable Cellar 2024 Only two Chartreuse monks knowThis is single vineyard Chenin Blanc from the legendary hill of Breze in Saumur, the same chalky terroir that made Clos Rougeard famous. Arnaud Lambert, one of the Loire's top growers and an organic farmer, makes Midi from his largest holding, 3. 5 hectares of south east facing vines planted in 1985 on sandy clay over soft tuffeau limestone. Only about 10% sees oak and there's no malolactic fermentation, which keeps the acidity bright and the