2020 Clos Rougeard, Saumur-Champigny “Le Clos”

Hailing from the historic Saumur region of France’s 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 bottle from this iconic estate is a definitive milestone. Because our annual allocation of this newly arrived 2020 vintage is strictly limited to just a handful of bottles, this represents a rare window to acquire a pristine cellar cornerstone where global demand perpetually outstrips supply.

Serving as the estate’s cornerstone bottling, "Le Clos" is a masterfully balanced blend of several emblematic vineyard plots defined by deep clay and limestone (tuffeau) soils. Sourced from vines averaging 40 years of age and aged for 18 to 24 months in seasoned oak barrels, it delivers a stunningly seamless and elegant gateway to the domaine’s signature style. Expect a vibrant, incredibly pure expression of Cabernet Franc that beautifully balances bright red fruit, earthy complexity, and fine, silk-like tannins. It is approachable early by Clos Rougeard standards but built with the flawless architecture to age gracefully for decades.

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