{"product_id":"brendan-stater-west-saumur-rouge-la-ripaille-loire-france-2020","title":"Brendan Stater-West Saumur Rouge La Ripaille, Loire, France 2020","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"55\" data-start=\"20\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"23\" data-start=\"0\"\u003eBrendan Stater-West\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eis 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. He 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\u003cstrong data-end=\"55\" data-start=\"20\"\u003eSaumur Rouge “La Ripaille” \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2020\u003c\/strong\u003e is one of the most exciting modern expressions of Loire Cabernet Franc—crafted by a young American winemaker who has quickly become part of Saumur’s new elite. His wines are known for their purity, precision, and limestone-driven intensity. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong data-end=\"427\" data-start=\"412\"\u003eLa Ripaille\u003c\/strong\u003e comes from a prized parcel in \u003cstrong data-end=\"467\" data-start=\"458\"\u003eBreze\u003c\/strong\u003e, one of Saumur’s greatest terroirs, planted on limestone-rich soils that give the wine its structure and lift. \u003cspan data-state=\"closed\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eIt’s a strict selection of older vines, fermented with a gentle, infusion-style extraction and aged in neutral barrels to preserve finesse rather than weight.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Candid Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45817334825146,"sku":null,"price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0268\/7821\/4330\/files\/IMG_0045.jpg?v=1777550498","url":"https:\/\/www.albatrosswines.com\/products\/brendan-stater-west-saumur-rouge-la-ripaille-loire-france-2020","provider":"Albatross Wine Co ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}