Arnaud Lambert Saumur Terres RougesHere is a joyous, heartwarming, mirthful red wine that will bring a smile to your palate and a warmth to your dinner table Arnaud Lamberts Saumur Champigny Cabernet Franc Terres Rouges. I realize that this guys name, the place hes from, and the grape variety he is using probably isnt always on your nightly dining table. But it should be, and Im here to pleasantly, and quickly, introduce you to all of them. Arnauld Lambert is a young winemaker in the

red plum skin

Fully mature and entering its prime drinking window

fava beans

For Claudie

this opens with baked cranberry

Cabernet Franc from this storied Chinon site opens with cool river-stone minerality

with ripe raspberry

Lively and finely etched

The upside to this catch is that you can drink it now (and at great savings compared to a bottle of Brunello)

this opens with sour cherry

roasted hazelnuts

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