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Arnaud Lambert Saumur Champigny Montee des Roches Willamette Valley Festival 2024 Pure Lapierre energy here—transparent2021 Arnaud Lambert Saumur Champigny La Monte des Roches opens cool and precise, Cabernet Franc in its Loire cadence: red currant, tart cherry, and wild raspberry threaded with graphite, crushed stone, and a gentle leafy greenness. Theres a savory edge of bell pepper skin, fresh tobacco, and damp earth, the palate taut and nervy, carried by bright acidity and fine, chalk dust tannins. It finishes quietly mineral and refreshing, all lift and limestone