Brendan Stater-West Saumur Rouge La Ripaille 2023 RFLASH Lorenzo Accomasso is one of

Lorenzo Accomasso is one of Barolo's last true legends

a Rosenthal find in the village of Loche

After nearly six years in barrel and several more in bottle before release

and a peppery lift from the stems

From the producer: The latest addition to the Principal Collection

Brendan Stater-West Saumur Rouge La Ripaille 2023 RFLASH Lorenzo Accomasso is one ofLa Ripaille is a west facing lieu dit on the Brz hill where 1960s planted Cabernet Franc digs into sandy loam over Turonian limestone. Brendan Stater West, the Oregon born expat now in the direct lineage of Clos Rougeard and Domaine Guiberteau, is only the second grower ever to bottle from this parcel. The wine is fully de stemmed, fermented with indigenous yeast, and built by infusion (no pump overs, no punch downs), then aged a year on lees in