Arnaud Lambert Breze Midi Blanc 2024

Arnaud Lambert Breze Midi Blanc 2024
From his largest single holding of 3.5 ha of south-east facing vines planted in 1985 on sandy clay over limestone. This is a really prime holding almost adjoining the lieu-dit Bourguenne which is the best holding of Arnaud. Here Arnaud selects mostly from the sandy soils towards the bottom of the vineyard for this cuvee together with some fruit from his vines located near the bottom of Bourguenne. Vinification with indigenous yeast using no SO2 in a variety of stainless steel tank, ceramic eggs and part in Amphora and 100% malolactic. Bottled in May this shows excellent freshness and precision in a pure fruit-forward expression of chenin in its most pure state. Very attractive and approachable now. Un-fined, but filtered at bottling.

For all of those acid freaks out there that love some tension and tenacity - Loire Valley 2024s are for you. Remember when Chablis was pithy and nervy, and those cooler years could melt your face with electricity and live forever? That's everything you get in this 2024 from Arnaud Lambert! Full of cut tarragon, white florals, hints of petroleum, lemon rind and salt this explodes from the glass in such a powerful manner. For all the zest and nerve, this has a lovely intensity through the mid palate, luscious granny smith apples, an almost glacial, river water over stone mineral finesse and then some grippy quince pith and quinine like tonic bitters on the salivating finish. Tick!