{"product_id":"brendan-stater-west-saumur-breze-loire-france-2019","title":"Brendan Stater-West Saumur Breze, Loire, France 2019","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"23\"\u003eBrendan Stater-West\u003c\/strong\u003e is an American-born winemaker (from Eugene, Oregon) who has become one of the most exciting young names in the Loire Valley, Saumur—especially for Cabernet Franc and Chenin Blanc from top limestone sites like Brézé and La Ripaille. \u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003eHe didn’t come from a wine family. Brendan moved to France initially to teach English, then had a “lightbulb moment” after tasting the wines of \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eDomaine Guiberteau\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e in Paris. That experience pushed him to relocate to Saumur, where he essentially pursued Romain Guiberteau until he became his apprentice and assistant winemaker.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"20\" data-end=\"47\"\u003eSaumur Brézé Blanc 2019\u003c\/strong\u003e is a benchmark Loire Chenin Blanc from one of the region’s most exciting modern producers. Sourced from the legendary limestone slopes of \u003cstrong data-start=\"186\" data-end=\"195\"\u003eBrézé\u003c\/strong\u003e, it delivers intense precision and purity with layers of lemon oil, green apple, white peach, and crushed stone minerality. The palate is taut, saline, and deeply structured, with electric acidity and a long, chalk-driven finish. Fermented and aged with a restrained, low-intervention approach, this is a serious, terroir-transparent white wine with both immediate energy and long aging potential Loire Chenin at its highest level.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Candid Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45817338626234,"sku":null,"price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0268\/7821\/4330\/files\/IMG_0046.jpg?v=1777551047","url":"https:\/\/www.albatrosswines.com\/products\/brendan-stater-west-saumur-breze-loire-france-2019","provider":"Albatross Wine Co ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}