Thierry Germain Domaine des Roches Neuves Saumur-Champigny La Marginale, Loire, France 2020 Albarino (Alvarinho) well-detailed and sleekly textured middle

well-detailed and sleekly textured middle weight flavors that brim with minerality on the youthfully austere

it's rounder and more giving than its Brut Nature counterpart

finishing crisp with pristine flavors

This blend reflects Vignier's vision of what the northern Côte des Blancs looks like with its chalk

Thierry Germain Domaine des Roches Neuves Saumur-Champigny La Marginale, Loire, France 2020 Albarino (Alvarinho) well-detailed and sleekly textured middleThierrys Cabernet Francs from Saumur Champigny are models of purity, finesse, and drinkability. This blend of parcels from the communes of Chac and Varrains is only made in the best vintages, and sees the longest aging of Germains redsup to 24 months in a mix of older barrels and foudres. With incredibly pristine, vivid fruit along with a deep, rich structure and silky fine tannins, this red is a grand example of the heights biodynamic wines can