Arnaud Lambert, 2022 Saumur Rouge 'Mazurique'

No.28 | What's In My Glass

In my newsletter last week, I wrote about the Yannick Amirault, 2022 Bourgueil ‘Côte 50’ - a wine that I have had quite a lot of experience with across vintages, and had tasted the 2022 vintage in particular a handful of times over a 12-month period. In the post, I wanted to highlight how the wine had evolved, shed some of its baby fat, and begun to emerge into a new phase of its life revealing with a bit more clarity the wine’s sense of place.

Staying on the 2022 vintage theme, this week I opened the more recently released Domaine Arnaud Lambert 2022 Saumur Rouge ‘Mazurique.’ Arnaud Lambert is one of my favourite winemakers and I have learned so much about Cabernet Franc and its ability to showcase terroir through our tastings and discussions. Arnaud is honest, forthcoming, and always extremely generous with his time. His cuvée Mazurique (formerly called Clos Mazurique) is without a doubt the cuvée of his I have enjoyed the most over the years, and it remains one of the tried-and-true…