Domaine des Sables Verts, Saumur-Champigny "Les Poyeux", 2022 2019Monfortino This is the estate’s purest

This is the estate’s purest white

striking a crowd-pleasing balance between flavor and finesse

and the calcareous marl and clay soils of Gabutti give this Nebbiolo its intensity and depth

pasta with tomato sauces

Spicy (though there's no real heat from the chilis)

Domaine des Sables Verts, Saumur-Champigny "Les Poyeux", 2022 2019Monfortino This is the estate’s purestSaumur Champigny from a new domaine asking old questions. Caroline Meure and Herv Malinge's Cabernet Franc is hand harvested and fermented with indigenous yeasts, then split across three vesselsamphora, stainless, and rare Latour barrels. The result: ripe red fruits, soft spice, velvety texture that plays against the Loire's natural acidity. This is Cabernet Franc without dogma, letting terroir and technique speak.