Clos Rougeard, Saumur-Champigny Les Poyeux, 2011
From one of the Loire's most legendary estates, in a lovely back-vintage window. Clos Rougeard, near Chace in Saumur-Champigny, treats Cabernet Franc as a serious vin de garde, fermenting in old cement vats and aging in barrel. Les Poyeux comes off older vines on a gentle south-facing slope of eroded sandstone over tuffeau in Chacé, one of the estate's great single-vineyard cuvées. The 2011 was a moderate, earlier-drinking vintage, so this is approachable and expressive now rather than one for long cellaring. A rare opportunity to drink Loire history at its sweet spot.
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From one of the Loire's most legendary estates, in a lovely back-vintage window. Clos Rougeard, near Chace in Saumur-Champigny, treats Cabernet Franc as a serious vin de garde, fermenting in old cement vats and aging in barrel. Les Poyeux comes off older vines on a gentle south-facing slope of eroded sandstone over tuffeau in Chacé, one of the estate's great single-vineyard cuvées. The 2011 was a moderate, earlier-drinking vintage, so this is approachable and expressive now rather than one for long cellaring. A rare opportunity to drink Loire history at its sweet spot.
