Le Clos

In the glass

Aroma: red plum, blackcurrant, violet, rose petal

Palate: red cherry, fine tannin, saline mineral, long elegant finish

The estate's village-level cuvee, blending parcels around the cellars at Chace. More accessible than Le Bourg and Les Poyeux but with the Clos Rougeard signature: fine tannin, mineral length, and a perfumed lift.

What it pairs with

• Coq au vin de Chinon
  Loire chicken classic and the wine's red plum and violet register align.
• Roast leg of lamb with herbs
  Herbal lamb and the wine's fine tannin and saline length are mutually flattering.
• Sainte-Maure de Touraine on toast
  Ash-rolled goat cheese and Cabernet Franc are a regional staple.

History

Le Clos is the estate's village-level Saumur-Champigny, blending parcels around the historic cellars. The Foucault brothers established the modern version of this cuvee in the late 1980s.

1. 1988: First vintage of the modern Le Clos cuvee

Facts

Producer

Clos Rougeard · visiting guide

Grapes

Cabernet Franc (100%)

Classification

Saumur-Champigny AOC

Oak

16 to 20 months in oak barriques, around 25 percent new

ABV

12.5%

Price

EUR 200 to 450 at retail

Drinking window

8 to 25 from vintage

First vintage

1988

Organic

ORGANIC CERTIFIED

Vegan

Yes (no animal-derived fining)

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