BOUVET-LADUBAY SAUMUR SAPHIR BRUT, 2018

"Such superb value and with a romantic heritage: a finessed Chenin Blanc Chardonnay blend aged on lees for 18 months, from an estate founded in 1851 by a 23-year-old Étienne Bouvet and his young bride, Célestine Ladubay, who bought 8km of underground caves in Saint-Hilaire-Saint-Florent that had been excavated by monks. Think Danish butter biscuits, lemon cheesecake and honey meets citrus briskness and saline minerality - a perfect apéritif, or pair with seafood."

Aoife Carrigy, Irish Independent, 12th February 2022