Clos Rougeard, Saumur-Champigny Les Poyeux, 2011 2019Monfortino The altitude shows in the

The altitude shows in the wine's lift and minerality

D'Issan has been in the Cruse family since 1945

structured form

no filtration—just time on the skins

bursting with black and red fruit and pepper

Clos Rougeard, Saumur-Champigny Les Poyeux, 2011 2019Monfortino The altitude shows in theFrom one of the Loire's most legendary estates, in a lovely back vintage window. Clos Rougeard, near Chace in Saumur Champigny, treats Cabernet Franc as a serious vin de garde, fermenting in old cement vats and aging in barrel. Les Poyeux comes off older vines on a gentle south facing slope of eroded sandstone over tuffeau in Chac, one of the estate's great single vineyard cuves. The 2011 was a moderate, earlier drinking vintage, so this is