Clos Rougeard • Saumur, France
Clos Rougeard’s Saumur-Champigny is a cult Cabernet Franc from organic old vines rooted in the limestone and clay-tuffea…Clos Rougeard’s Saumur-Champigny is a cult Cabernet Franc from organic old vines rooted in the limestone and clay-tuffeau soils around Chacé, Varrains and Dampierre in the Loire Valley. Typically aged 18–24 months in small oak barrels in de…Learn More »
$250
/750ml
2016 Retail Average
93
/100
2016 Pro Rating
Racy red and black fruits glide through Clos Rougeard Saumur Champigny 2016, lifted by cool mint and subtle spice, before tightening into a long, stony finish. The wine feels both graceful and energetic, with firm but polished tannins giving shape to its juicy core of raspberry, blackcurrant and a hint of citrus brightness.
Roast duck with cherries, Charcoal-grilled lamb cutlets, Lentil and herb sausages
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Clos Rougeard’s Saumur-Champigny is a cult Cabernet Franc from organic old vines rooted in the limestone and clay-tuffeau soils around Chacé, Varrains and Dampierre in the Loire Valley. Typically aged 18–24 months in small oak barrels in deep tuffeau caves, it marries silky, ripe red and black fruit with floral, smoky and graphite-inflected minerality, and is renowned for its finesse, depth and extraordinary capacity to age.