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Clos Rougeard, Saumur-Champigny Les Poyeux, 2010

Red Wine from Loire, France
by Clos Rougeard
$379.00
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One of the Loire's most coveted reds, from a vintage worth waiting for. Clos Rougeard, near Chace in Saumur-Champigny, made Cabernet Franc into a vin de garde long before the region was fashionable, fermenting in old cement vats and aging in barrel with almost nothing changed across generations. Les Poyeux comes from older vines on a gentle south-facing slope of eroded sandstone over tuffeau in Chace, one of the estate's great single-vineyard cuvees, aged about two years in once-used Bordeaux barriques. Where 2007 was cool and light, 2010 handed the Loire's best growers ripe, concentrated, firmly structured reds, and this has both the flesh and the tannin to show for it - open with air now, or keep it for years yet. A rare chance to taste Loire history from the Foucault era.

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Antonio Galloni

93 points

"Dark ruby with a blackish core. Ethereal strawberry and raspberry aromas are lifted by rose petal, violet and wild spices. Juicy and intensely perfumed on the palate, with red berry flavors complicated by floral and saline elements and a note of tobacco. Extremely rich but still very closed, this cabernet franc boasts perfectly balanced acidity, fine-grained tannins and excellent spicy persistence." —Joel B. Payne

Robert Parker

95 points

"Only recently released, the purple-colored 2010 Saumur-Champigny Les Poyeux attracts with a delicate and very elegant, though not over-concentrated, bouquet of floral and fruity aromas exhibiting Mediterranean herbs and very clear and coolish cherry and wild berry aromas along with cedar wood flour. Full-bodied, smooth, and intense, this absolutely delicate and elegant red is structured by the finest tannins and a delicious acidity that let this persistent wine sing on your palate. It combines finesse with intensity in a very remarkable manner and is divinely balanced. A great wine to drink now or in the next 20-25 years." —Stephan Reinhardt

Decanter

97 points

"Within Clos Rougeard's trio of red wines, Les Poyeux best emphasises the elegant, silky house style. The nose is nimble and focused, showing notes of old leather, dried herbs, potter's clay and red plums. The mid-weight palate is simultaneously refined, sleek and dusty, with dried cherry and crushed gravel flavours. In recent years, Rougeard has ascended from its former place of relative secrecy, but I'm surprised by its often-overlooked place in Cabernet Franc conversations that usually centre around blue-chip Right Bank Bordeaux châteaux. Rougeard is every bit their equal."

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

    2010

  • Size

    750ml

  • Sweetness

    Dry

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Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Roast duck, rack of lamb, mushroom dishes, or aged hard cheeses.

Tasting Profile

Mature but still structured Cabernet Franc. Dark berries, graphite, tobacco and crushed stone. Medium-bodied, fine firm tannins, bright acidity, earthy length.

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