2017 Clos Rougeard Saumur-Champigny
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Note di degustazione
Aromas of tomato leaves, licorice, dark wild berries and spices preface the 2017 Saumur Champigny Le Clos, a medium-bodied, supple and suave wine, with a tense and gourmand palate, concluding with a firm finish, which, unfortunately, is marked by carnal notes and somewhat rustic tannins.
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James Lawther MW, jancisrobinson.com
Tamlyn Currin, jancisrobinson.com
Altre recensioni e punteggi
The 2017 Le Clos is a blend of 15 sites across five hectares. It is a richly fragrant, brooding style, with lots of complex layers. Light on its feet, its compact core is rich with texture, and its flavors linger long. There's a meaty edge, olives, dried herbs and a rather drying conclusion, which is a bit suspect and leaves a question mark for its future longevity.
This is worth every penny of its price tag. It has a hushed intensity. It’s mellow, fitting into itself like an old library: dust and shelves, polished coppery red wood and the smell of a warm fireplace. Parchment and pages and ink and leather-bound books. It's sweet and smoky, concentration and power pulsing through the fruit in waves. Damsons, cloves and tobacco-smoke tendrils, cigars. The tannins fan fine and fragrant, across and through, a plethora but in exquisite restraint. This is a real beauty. One of the best wines of the tasting. (TC)
Informazioni sul produttore
Clos Rougeard is one of the Loire Valley’s most famous producers. Based in Saumur-Champigny, it produces fine Cabernet Franc in tiny volumes – wines that are almost impossible to source.