Clos Rougeard, Les Poyeux, Saumur Champigny, 2017, 750 ml
Clos Rougeard needs no introduction. "Les Poyeux" is the estate's sandiest plot with vines ranging from 40-70 years old. It is vinified and aged in second-pass barrels (the barrels that served as new oak for Le Bourg the vintage prior). Read more
COUNTRY: France
REGION: Loire Valley
APPELLATION: Saumur Champigny
VARIETY: Cabernet Franc
VINTAGE: 2016
SOIL: Les Poyeux is a 2.9 hectare plot on the estate's sandiest soils.
AGE OF VINES: The vines are 40 to 70 years old.
FARMING: Organic
WINEMAKING: Grapes are destemmed then macerate for five weeks with submerged cap and pump-overs before continuing fermentation and aging in barrel with no additions of S02 until bottling. The wine typically sees a 18-24 month élevage in barrels. The barrels used are made by a tonnelier who only produces 250 barrels a year. Rougeard buys 50 of those each year to produce Le Bourg. Les Poyeux is vinified in the barrels that served as new oak for Le Bourg the vintage prior.