Isabelle Suire, Saumur Rouge, 2023 SO013025 Ludes 2023s or even a hearty pizza

or even a hearty pizza

or Chardonnay grown on the steep slopes of the Mosel

Loire red for people who like their reds honest

Jacques Seysses left banking in 1967 to found this domaine

The first impression is a bouquet of dark fruit—blackberry

Isabelle Suire, Saumur Rouge, 2023 SO013025 Ludes 2023s or even a hearty pizzaIsabelle Suire, a fourth generation winemaker in Berrie (Saumur), is transitioning her family vineyard to organic certification. Her Saumur Rouge is pure Cabernet Franc from a west facing clay limestone parcel, farmed with cover crops and high trellising. It's a vibrant expression of Loire terroir with red plum, pepper, and earthy notesproof that Saumur's reds merit more attention.