Guiberteau Saumur Rouge 2023 Aglianico Pan-roasted halibut with beurre blanc

Pan-roasted halibut with beurre blanc

a delayed budbreak

and grapefruit zest

citrus peel

and medium-full in body

Guiberteau Saumur Rouge 2023 Aglianico Pan-roasted halibut with beurre blancThe Land Saumur Rouge gets far less attention than its white counterpart, but Cabernet Franc planted on tuffeau limestone soils produces something worth paying close attention to: lighter in body than the Chinon or Bourgueil to the north, with a floral, iron tinged precision that is uniquely Saumur. Guiberteau's Cabernet Franc comes from three parcels spanning roughly 2 hectares, the oldest of them planted in the mid 1950s on sandy silt over limestone