Brendan Stater-West Saumur Blanc 2023 EGLY24 then distilled in copper pot

then distilled in copper pot stills with fibers remaining—a traditional technique that enhances agave flavor

This 100% Pinot Noir from Champagne's Ecueil village shows a broad texture

sappy rose Champagne with serious vinosity

supple wine

Brendan Stater-West Saumur Blanc 2023 EGLY24 then distilled in copper potIt takes a certain kind of American to move to France and make wine there. Brendan Stater West went to Paris to teach English, fell hard for wine working at the wine shop attached to Daniel Rose's Paris restaurant Spring, got smitten by Chenin, moved to Saumur, and talked Romain Guiberteau into a job. He became Guiberteau's right hand, then started bottling his own. He now stands in a quietly legendary lineage: Foucault (of Clos Rougeard) to