Clos Rougeard, Saumur-Champigny Les Clos, 2012 hide-from-pfs Medium-bodied with lively acidity and

Medium-bodied with lively acidity and perfumed

Domaine de la Chevalerie’s Galichets is always about depth and texture—but in a vintage like 2015

The domaine's most powerful expression with exceptional aging potential

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There’s no excess—just balance

Clos Rougeard, Saumur-Champigny Les Clos, 2012 hide-from-pfs Medium-bodied with lively acidity andFrom one of the Loire's most legendary estates, drinking in its prime. Clos Rougeard, in Saumur Champigny near Chace, treats Cabernet Franc as a serious vin de garde, vinifying in old cement vats and aging in barrel for wines that reward patience. Le Clos is the estate's blended Cabernet Franc cuve, drawn from clay limestone plots in Saumur Champigny. The 2012 was a small but high quality vintage with good concentration, and this is showing well now