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Clos Rougeard, Saumur Champigny Le Bourg, 2020
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92
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92
Red
750ml
Label : Good Label
Level : Neck Level
Capsule : Good Capsule
🏰 Clos Rougeard is a legendary estate in the Loire Valley, producing highly sought-after Cabernet Franc wines that are considered cult classics. While specific detailed vintage reports for the 2020 Saumur Champigny Le Bourg are not widely available, Clos Rougeard's reputation for meticulous viticulture and winemaking suggests a wine of exceptional quality, often transcending general vintage variations. Typically, Clos Rougeard's Le Bourg is celebrated for its profound expression of Cabernet Franc, offering a deep color and aromatic complexity with notes of red and black fruits, violets, graphite, and often a distinctive earthy or mineral undertone. These wines are known for their remarkable balance of freshness, elegant tannins, and a long, savory finish, often requiring significant aging to reveal their full potential. 【 A cult Loire Valley Cabernet Franc, renowned for its profound expression of terroir and exceptional aging potential. 】
🥂 This highly collectible wine is perfect for a special occasion, a serious wine tasting, or as a prized addition to a collector's cellar. It's a wine to be savored and appreciated for its depth, complexity, and rarity.
🍴 Saumur Champigny, with its Cabernet Franc dominance, pairs beautifully with roasted poultry such as duck or guinea fowl, lamb, pork tenderloin, and charcuterie. Its earthy and mineral notes also make it an excellent match for mushroom-based dishes, lentil stews, or hard, aged cheeses.
BACKGROUND
Clos Rougeard is a legendary estate in the Saumur-Champigny appellation of the Loire Valley, historically run by the Foucault brothers. The domaine is widely considered the benchmark for Cabernet Franc, producing wines of unparalleled elegance, complexity, and longevity. They were pioneers of organic farming and traditional winemaking, including long aging in oak barrels. Le Bourg, sourced from a single vineyard of old vines, is their most prestigious and sought-after cuvee.