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Clos Rougeard, Saumur-Champigny Les Clos, 2006

Red Wine from Loire, France
by Clos Rougeard
$339.00
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This is Clos Rougeard, the Saumur estate so revered that its bottles vanish on release and trade like Burgundy. Le Clos (here labeled Les Clos) is the estate's foundational cuvée, blended from 50-to-70-year-old Cabernet Franc vines across Chacé, Varrains and Dampierre, raised the old way in barrel. The Foucault brothers built the legend by farming naturally and intervening as little as possible. This 2006 is a back-vintage from a private collection, now two decades on and fully mature. At this age expect a gentle, savory, secondary expression of Cabernet Franc rather than primary fruit; decant and drink it soon. A rare chance to taste the wine that rewrote the Loire's reputation.

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More about Clos Rougeard

here are some very famous wines that are extremely limited and inspire a cult like following; and then there is Clos Rougeard. The tiny amounts of Cabernet Franc and even tinier amounts of Chenin Blanc that the Foucault brothers make in Saumur-Champigny are among the most rare and sought after bottles in France and now the U.S.

What's the trick? Well it's a bit mysterious but basically they possess very old vines on special terroir. Their yields are tiny, farming is meticulous and the cellar is deep, dank and cold. Those few of us luck enough to visit can attest to layers of mold and caverns of oak barrels with various vintages slowly fermenting or resting for years before bottling.

The wines are stunning. They can age probably forever. And they are extremely limited.

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Cabernet Franc

  • Vintage

    2006

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Traditional

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Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Roast lamb, mushroom risotto, duck confit, or a board of aged cheeses.

Tasting Profile

Medium-bodied, mature Cabernet Franc: dried red fruit, earth, leather and tobacco, soft resolved tannins, gentle acidity and a savory finish. Drinking at maturity.

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