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This format begs to be opened for a Sunday lunch that runs long.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Veritas [VER]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42389650833443,"sku":"SF-1-VER--050426-1.5L29","price":159.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0044\/1208\/0163\/files\/Bottle-of-Guiberteau-Saumur-Blanc-Le-Bourg-2022-1_5L-White-Wine-Flatiron-SF.jpg?v=1781832408"},{"product_id":"guiberteau-saumur-blanc-2023-1-5l-1-5l","title":"Guiberteau Saumur Blanc 2023 (1.5L)","description":"\u003cp\u003eRomain Guiberteau is one of those producers who provokes the big question — what matters more, winemaking or terroir? He learned from Nady Foucault at Clos Rougeard after dropping out of law school, and now stands as arguably the leading star of the New Loire movement. Farming is organic; new oak is minimal; and the approach gets more hands-off every vintage — which, as Romain has shown, doesn't mean less skill but more. This is his entry Saumur Blanc, a multi-parcel Chenin pulled from sites in Montreuil-Bellay, Brezé, and Bizay, with some vines planted as far back as 1935. The magnum format is the move for the holiday table — a serious Chenin in a generous size from one of the Loire's most exciting addresses.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Veritas [VER]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42389650898979,"sku":"SF-1-VER--050426-1.5L27","price":89.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0044\/1208\/0163\/files\/Bottle-of-Guiberteau-Saumur-Blanc-2023-1_5L-White-Wine-Flatiron-SF.jpg?v=1778626599"},{"product_id":"guiberteau-saumur-rouge-les-arboises-2021-1-5l-1-5l","title":"Guiberteau Saumur Rouge Les Arboises 2021 (1.5L)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA single-vineyard Saumur from one of the Loire's cult producers. 'Les Arboises' is a parcel of old Cabernet Franc vines on deep tuffeau limestone near Le Puy-Notre-Dame, and it gives Romain Guiberteau's most structured, ageworthy red — a step up in depth and concentration from his village bottling. Farmed organically and made with native yeasts and minimal intervention, it has the chalky tension and precision that have made Guiberteau a reference for serious Loire Cabernet Franc. In magnum, which ages slowly and rewards patience. A wine built for the cellar.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Veritas [VER]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42389650997283,"sku":"SF-1-VER--050426-1.5L36","price":209.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0044\/1208\/0163\/files\/Bottle-of-Guiberteau-Saumur-Rouge-Les-Arboises-2021-1_5L-Red-Wine-Flatiron-SF.jpg?v=1780613715"},{"product_id":"guiberteau-saumur-rouge-les-chapaudaises-2023-750ml","title":"Guiberteau Saumur Rouge Les Chapaudaises 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003eA single-vineyard Saumur from cult Loire producer Romain Guiberteau. 'Les Chapaudaises' is a parcel of Cabernet Franc on clay-limestone near Le Puy-Notre-Dame, and it gives one of his more open, perfumed and fruit-forward reds — a little more approachable young than the firmer Les Arboises. Farmed organically and made with native yeasts and minimal intervention, it carries the chalky tension and purity that make Guiberteau a reference for serious Saumur Cabernet Franc. Hard to find and worth the chase, whether you drink it now or hold it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Veritas [VER]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42389650931747,"sku":"SF-1-VER--050426-37","price":67.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0044\/1208\/0163\/files\/Bottle-of-Guiberteau-Saumur-Rouge-Les-Chapaudaises-2023-Red-Wine-Flatiron-SF.jpg?v=1780613717"},{"product_id":"guiberteau-saumur-blanc-clos-des-carmes-2021-750ml","title":"Guiberteau Saumur Blanc Clos Des Carmes 2021","description":"\u003cp\u003eRomain Guiberteau, trained at the iconic Clos Rougeard, is arguably the leading Chenin Blanc producer in Saumur. The Clos des Carmes is one of three historic clos on the hill of Brezé classified as a great Saumur cru by Curnonsky (Maurice Edmond Sailland). Romain's grandfather bought this 2.6-hectare south-facing parcel in 1955. Organic, ambient-yeast fermented and aged 18-24 months on the lees in barrel (some new), then rested in steel before a six-month bottle age, this is the serious end of the Guiberteau range. The 2021 is dense, mineral and built to age. Drink it now with great food or cellar it for a decade.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Veritas [VER]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42389651259427,"sku":"SF-1-VER--050426-31","price":134.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0044\/1208\/0163\/files\/Bottle-of-Guiberteau-Saumur-Blanc-Clos-Des-Carmes-2021-White-Wine-Flatiron-SF.jpg?v=1778626600"},{"product_id":"guiberteau-saumur-blanc-clos-de-guichaux-2023-750ml","title":"Guiberteau Saumur Blanc Clos de Guichaux 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003eRomain Guiberteau, the Loire Chenin star trained at the legendary Clos Rougeard, has spent two decades proving that Saumur belongs in the world-Chenin conversation. Clos de Guichaux is his monopole: a 1.6-hectare walled vineyard in the Bizay terroir, planted in 2003 on silty sand over chalky limestone. Farmed organically, fermented with ambient yeast in used barrels with malolactic blocked, it shows the youngest face of his lineup, all energy and crunch. The 2023 is concentrated yet bone-dry, with that palate-coating Guiberteau texture in miniature. A killer introduction to one of France's most exciting white-wine addresses.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Veritas [VER]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42389651292195,"sku":"SF-1-VER--050426-32","price":67.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0044\/1208\/0163\/files\/Bottle-of-Guiberteau-Saumur-Blanc-Clos-de-Guichaux-2023-White-Wine-Flatiron-SF.jpg?v=1778626602"},{"product_id":"guiberteau-saumur-blanc-breze-2022-750ml","title":"Guiberteau Saumur Blanc Breze 2022","description":"\u003cp\u003eBottles of \"Chenin de Brézé\" lined the royal wine cellars of 18th-century Europe — the hill of Brezé has always been special. Intensely chalky limestone soils, Mosel-like slopes, and a history that few Loire sites can match. Romain Guiberteau, the leading star of the New Loire movement, owns some of the best parcels here, with vines planted in 1933 and 1952. The wines are organically farmed (AB certified since 2007) and made with minimal intervention — Romain works less and less in the cellar each year, which, as he proves, doesn't mean less skill but more. The result is Chenin of, as one critic put it, \"punk rock violence yet Bach-like logic and profoundness.\" One of the great Loire whites, full stop.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Veritas [VER]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42389651619875,"sku":"SF-1-VER--050426-30","price":92.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0044\/1208\/0163\/files\/Bottle-of-Guiberteau-Saumur-Blanc-Breze-2022-White-Wine-Flatiron-SF.jpg?v=1778626603"},{"product_id":"guiberteau-saumur-blanc-2024-750ml","title":"Guiberteau Saumur Blanc 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003eRomain Guiberteau is one of those producers who provokes the big question — what matters more, winemaking or terroir? He learned from Nady Foucault at Clos Rougeard after dropping out of law school, and now stands as arguably the leading star of the New Loire movement. Farming is organic; new oak is minimal; and his approach gets more hands-off every vintage — which doesn't mean less skill but more. This is his entry-tier Saumur Blanc, a multi-parcel Chenin sourced from Montreuil-Bellay, Brezé, and Bizay, including some vines planted in 1935. A precise, mineral, vibrant introduction to one of the Loire's most thrilling addresses — and an essential house white for anyone who loves great Chenin.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Veritas [VER]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42389651488803,"sku":"SF-1-VER--050426-26","price":36.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0044\/1208\/0163\/files\/Bottle-of-Guiberteau-Saumur-Blanc-2024-White-Wine-Flatiron-SF.jpg?v=1778626607"},{"product_id":"guiberteau-saumur-rouge-les-arboises-2022-750ml","title":"Guiberteau Saumur Rouge Les Arboises 2022","description":"\u003cp\u003eLes Arboises' is the single vineyard that shows Romain Guiberteau at his most serious — old Cabernet Franc vines on deep tuffeau limestone near Le Puy-Notre-Dame, giving a red with more depth, structure and aging potential than his village Saumur. Guiberteau is one of the Loire's most sought-after vignerons, farming organically and working with native yeasts and a light hand. The result is a pure, chalky, finely structured wine that feels closer to fine Burgundy than country red. Drinkable now with air, but built to reward several years in the cellar.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Veritas [VER]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42389651783715,"sku":"SF-1-VER--050426-35","price":91.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0044\/1208\/0163\/files\/Bottle-of-Guiberteau-Saumur-Rouge-Les-Arboises-2022-Red-Wine-Flatiron-SF.jpg?v=1780613720"},{"product_id":"guiberteau-saumur-blanc-le-bourg-2023-750ml","title":"Guiberteau Saumur Blanc Le Bourg 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003eRomain Guiberteau, the Clos Rougeard-trained star of Saumur, draws Le Bourg from a single 1.07-hectare parcel just below Clos des Carmes on the hill of Brezé. The vines were planted in the early 1940s on sandy clay over soft limestone; the wine is organic, ambient-yeast fermented and aged about a year in used barrels, with malolactic blocked. It's the old-vine sibling to the Carmes, a touch more open and aromatic but every bit as serious. The 2023 is generous and saline with all the structure you'd want from this address. 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Drinkable young but with the chalky backbone to age. Hard to find and well worth seeking out.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Veritas [VER]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42389652111395,"sku":"SF-1-VER--050426-33","price":36.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0044\/1208\/0163\/files\/Bottle-of-Guiberteau-Saumur-Rouge-2023-Red-Wine-Flatiron-SF.jpg?v=1780613723"},{"product_id":"guiberteau-saumur-rouge-2022-1-5l-1-5l","title":"Guiberteau Saumur Rouge 2022 (1.5L)","description":"\u003cp\u003eRomain Guiberteau is one of the brightest stars of the Loire, and his reds have become benchmarks for what Cabernet Franc can do in Saumur. Working organically on the limestone (tuffeau) soils around Le Puy-Notre-Dame, he makes wines of unusual purity, structure and finesse — closer to fine Burgundy in feel than to rustic country reds. This is his village Saumur Rouge, 100% Cabernet Franc, the perfect entry into a cult domaine that's notoriously hard to find. In magnum, which ages even more gracefully and is built for the table. A wine collectors chase for good reason.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Veritas [VER]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42389652144163,"sku":"SF-1-VER--050426-1.5L34","price":82.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0044\/1208\/0163\/files\/Bottle-of-Guiberteau-Saumur-Rouge-2022-1_5L-Red-Wine-Flatiron-SF.jpg?v=1780613725"}],"url":"https:\/\/sf.flatiron-wines.com\/collections\/the-wines-of-romain-guiberteau.oembed","provider":"Flatiron SF","version":"1.0","type":"link"}