The Story
One of the Loire's most legendary estates, now drinking in its prime back-vintage window. Clos Rougeard, in Saumur-Champigny near Chace, made Cabernet Franc into a vin de garde long before the Loire was fashionable, fermenting in old cement vats and aging in barrel for elegant, ageworthy reds. Le Clos is the estate's blended Cabernet Franc cuvée, drawn from clay-limestone plots in Saumur-Champigny. The 2007 was a cooler, lighter vintage, so this is a graceful, fully mature bottle to drink now rather than cellar. A rare chance to taste Loire history at maturity.
Description
One of the Loire's most legendary estates, now drinking in its prime back-vintage window. Clos Rougeard, in Saumur-Champigny near Chace, made Cabernet Franc into a vin de garde long before the Loire was fashionable, fermenting in old cement vats and aging in barrel for elegant, ageworthy reds. Le Clos is the estate's blended Cabernet Franc cuvée, drawn from clay-limestone plots in Saumur-Champigny. The 2007 was a cooler, lighter vintage, so this is a graceful, fully mature bottle to drink now rather than cellar. A rare chance to taste Loire history at maturity.
