Arnaud Lambert, Saumur Rouge Clos du Tue Loup, 2022 loire_valley-template became an instant legend with

became an instant legend with its 1992 first vintage

and quietly complex

and ready for anything

elegant complexity

Arnaud Lambert, Saumur Rouge Clos du Tue Loup, 2022 loire_valley-template became an instant legend withArnaud Lambert farms the legendary hill of Brz and surrounding Saumur terroirs with the conviction of someone who has found their place in the world. His Clos du Tue Loup is a single parcel Cabernet Franc from chalkier, more precise soils than the broader appellation biodynamically farmed, native fermented, raised in old oak. Brz is where Saumur's tuffeau is deepest and the wines most electric; Lambert's rouge from this terroir is lean, mineral, and