Brendan Stater-West Saumur La Ripaille Rouge 2020 Size::6 Bottle Case Each component was then held

Each component was then held separately and matured for six weeks on yeast lees to allow the fruit characters to fully integrate

with aromas of bath salts and Bickford’s lime

or fish without sauce

It is then inoculated with selected yeast cultures

Brendan Stater-West Saumur La Ripaille Rouge 2020 Size::6 Bottle Case Each component was then heldLa Ripaille is a strict selection from the oldest vines in the Brz lieu dit of the same name. The grapes are sorted directly in the vineyard (with a sorting table), fully destemmed and then fermented in concrete with infusion style maceration for up to one week. Its aged on lees in ex Guiberteau barrels (mostly 2 5 years old) with one new barrel added each year. As expected, youll find more amplitude and intensity than in the Saumur Rouge, yet there