Clos Rougeard, Saumur-Champigny Les Clos, 2009 BFCM_2023 century-old 600-liter foudres

century-old 600-liter foudres

Frantz Saumon’s Cave Se Rebiffe (“The Cellar Rebels”) is a wine that wears its natural roots proudly

now entering its drinking window

and this is a genuinely elegant

offering a bouquet of black cherries

Clos Rougeard, Saumur-Champigny Les Clos, 2009 BFCM_2023 century-old 600-liter foudresFrom one of the Loire's most legendary estates, drinking beautifully at maturity. Clos Rougeard, in Saumur Champigny near Chace, treats Cabernet Franc as a serious vin de garde, fermenting in old cement vats and aging in barrel for wines that evolve for decades. Le Clos is the estate's blended Cabernet Franc cuve, drawn from clay limestone plots in Saumur Champigny. The 2009 was a warm, ripe vintage, giving a rounder, more generous version that is in