2018 Clos Rougeard Saumur Champigny [D92][V90]

Producer: Clos Rougeard 
Region: Saumur, Loire Valley, France  
Varietal: Cabernet Franc  
Year: 2018     

Decanter, 92 Points 

"Faint aromas of roasted meat, almost animal, on the nose, but very pure impressions on the palate. All crystalline black fruits, with suggestions of minerality on the finish." 

Vinous, 90 Points 

"The 2018 Le Clos is a blend of 15 plots despite being called Le Clos.  It’s a sweet, warm-fruited, fragrant style, with a sense of ripe fruit blossoming in the mouth.  While it’s relatively full, smooth and round, it doesn’t become heavy.  Vanillin, savory, olive tapenade and smoky bacon emerge in the glass.  The 2018 is a touch drying on the finish with a clove/sticking plaster note, which gives a bit of a concern for the microbiology of this wine.  To be released early 2024." 

About the Producer: 

"One collector described an appointment at Clos Rougeard as “harder to get than an audience with the Pope,” and it goes without saying at this point that they are considered the greatest expressions of the Cabernet Franc grape made anywhere in the world. Finessed, perfumed, incredibly ageworthy…these wines have it all. 

While intense and unabashedly tannic in their youth, the structure of the wines at Clos Rougeard allows them to go the distance, which Nadi and Charly enthusiastically cellar for future generations to enjoy." 

Alcohol: 12.5% 

Biodynamic farming. 

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