Arnaud Lambert

Loire ValleyFrance
Top soil from Arnaud Lambert's vineyard composed of Clay and sand in Brézé, Saumur
Arnaud Lambert winemaker from the Loire Valley.
Arnaud Lambert's wine cellar in Saumur, Loire Valley
Rocks from Cabernet Franc vineyards in Saumur
Chenin blanc vines in the Loire Valley
Tuffeau limestone rocks in Arnaud Lambert's vineyard
Chenin blanc vines from Arnaud Lambert's vineyards
Chenin Blanc grapes from Arnaud Lambert's vineyards
Terroir from Arnaud Lambert's vineyard
Arnaud Lambert at his vineyard in Saumur
Rocks in Arnaud Lambert's Chenin blanc vineyards in the Loire Valley
Soil from Arnaud Lambert's vineyard in Breze
Arnaud Lambert Chenin blanc and Cabernet Franc producer
Outside view of Arnaud Lambert's underground wine cellar.
Arnaud Lambert's underground wine cellar
Arnaud Lambert's Chenin blanc Clos de la Rue

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Arnaud Lambert established his eponymous domaine in 2017 with the merger of his family’s Domaine de Saint-Just and the rented parcels from Château de Brézé. He farms more than 40 hectares of organic vineyards in Saumur’s continental climate with unusually dry conditions due to the rain shadow effect of the Massif Armoricain. In this part of the “Anjou Blanc,” the vineyards are on tuffeau limestone bedrock with topsoil variations of clay and sand. Still wines from Chenin Blanc and Cabernet Franc are vinified and aged in variations of steel, concrete, and small and large wooden vats without added sulfites until bottling.
Saumur Champigny Rouge, Montee Des Roches | Arnaud Lambert

Arnaud Lambert - 2021 Saumur Champigny Rouge, Montee Des Roches

Price: $45.00
Size: 750ml
Availability: 

Out of stock

Type of Wine: Red
Grape(s): 100% Cabernet Franc
Style: Mineral, Medium Body

GROWER OVERVIEW

Arnaud Lambert established his eponymous domaine in 2017 with the merger of his family’s Domaine de Saint-Just and the rented parcels from Château de Brézé. He farms more than 40 hectares of organic vineyards in Saumur’s continental climate with unusually dry conditions due to the rain shadow effect of the Massif Armoricain. In this part of the “Anjou Blanc,” the vineyards are on tuffeau limestone bedrock with topsoil variations of clay and sand. Still wines from Chenin Blanc and Cabernet Franc are vinified and aged in variations of steel, concrete, and small and large wooden vats without added sulfites until bottling.

VINEYARD DETAILS

Lambert’s Saumur-Champigny “Montée des Roches” is 100% Cabernet Franc planted 45 years ago (2021) at 80m on a mild slope facing northeast with tuffeau limestone bedrock and 50-70cm of rocky topsoil with reddish/brown clay.

CELLAR NOTES

Destemmed and fermented in concrete tanks with 2/3 8-10 days (first 3-4 days, two pumpovers per day, then 1/day), 1/3 20 days of infusion with max. temperatures at 24C. SO2 added at bottling. SO2 is only added just prior to bottling.

About The Wine

Tasting Notes: This wine is comes from a clay and sediment rich topsoil set on white tuffeau limestone bedrock on one of Saumur-Champigny’s coolest microclimates, Saint-Cyr. The wine matches clearly its terroir with an immediately full mouthfeel brought on by the clay soils, followed by a straight, slightly tangy acidic finish from its rocky underbelly. The wine starts with rich dark earth and forest floor, spare in fruit and evolves into a perfectly supple and finely textured Cabernet Franc.

Further time in the glass, the darker fruits make way for a streak of red fruit in the center of the wine, giving lift to its seemingly trim, heavyweight body. It’s a crowd pleaser with a clear terroir imprint. There’s no doubt it’s age-worthy, but the problem will be keeping your hands off of your stash long enough to allow it to evolve more in the bottle.