2015 Clos Rougeard, Saumur-Champigny

Clos Rougeard’s 2015 Saumur-Champigny reflects a tradition of non-interventionist farming, rooted in organic viticulture that eschews synthetic inputs to prioritize vine health and soil integrity. The grapes, sourced from mature vines across multiple parcels in the Saumur-Champigny appellation, are fermented with native yeasts in cement vessels and undergo an extended élevage in used French oak barrels. The 2015 growing season, characterized by its warmth, provided the conditions necessary for optimal physiological maturity while maintaining the structural definition typical of the domaine’s signature Cabernet Franc. The resulting wine is built on a framework of fine-grained, persistent tannins and a steady, foundational acidity, offering a dense, authoritative mid-palate that balances the ripeness of the vintage with the cooling influence of the estate’s limestone-rich tuffeau soils.