2020 Clos Rougeard, Saumur-Champigny “Le Clos” staff Renowned critic Neal Martin of

Renowned critic Neal Martin of Vinous famously marveled over older bottles—specifically a 1982—noting that with time

stonier soils between Pommard and Meursault

It pulls together well on the finish

This cuvée comes from sixty- to eighty-four-year-old Poulsard vines grown on Triassic clay soils at altitude

2020 Clos Rougeard, Saumur-Champigny “Le Clos” staff Renowned critic Neal Martin ofHailing from the historic Saumur region of Frances Loire Valley, Clos Rougeard is an estate of legendary proportions, long revered for setting the absolute benchmark for Cabernet Franc. Decades before organic and biodynamic practices became modern trends, the Foucault family quietly preserved ancestral farming methods, treating their vineyards with a site specific intensity usually reserved for Grand Cru Burgundy. For the serious collector, securing a