2016 Saumur Champigny
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Released in November 2021, after its customary five year stay in the cellar, the 2016 Le Clos is a wine that makes you say 'God this is good' as soon as you put a drop in your mouth before you sink into it. While it is already starting to open up and could be approached by the impatient wine lover, this has the tannins that will leave you licking your lips and abundant acidity making your mouth water. In combination with the fine concentration of fruit and long length, there's no hurry to open. On the drawn out finish, cherry, tea leaf and mushroom flavors linger on and on.
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Antonio Galloni, Vinous
Rebecca Gibb MW, Vinous
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This wine will be released in 2021, and I tasted it after only a year in bottle. Cool, fresh, and elegant. Bright and fruity, raspberry, wild strawberry, mint, licorice, unique tart, juicy notes of Ruby Red grapefruit and a long chalky finish. Generous and open already. 93+ Points
About the producer
Clos Rougeard is one of the Loire Valley’s most famous producers. Based in Saumur-Champigny, it produces fine Cabernet Franc in tiny volumes – wines that are almost impossible to source.