The 2021 Saumur Blanc Les Pentes from Clos de l'Écotard exhales a pure, delicate bouquet of menthol, Anjou pear, licorice and crisp stone fruit, followed by a medium to full-bodied, ample and satiny palate with a fine-boned, layered and broad mid-palate that concludes with an elegant, charming and saline profile. This is a real success. RP