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Tasting notes
Score 93/100 · Drink 2025-2040, Neal Martin

The 2005 Saumur-Champigny Le Clos has a vivacious nose of strawberry pastille, redcurrant and light cassis scents, touches of iodine and peppermint loitering in the wings. It boasts fine delineation and remains youthful after 20 years. The palate is well balanced with excellent precision, just a touch of cedar and tobacco interlacing the red fruit as it sashays to a very elegant finish. Beautiful. Tasted blind at the "five" dinner at Domaine de Chevalier.

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93
93/100

Neal Martin

About the producer

Clos Rougeard - producer
Clos Rougeard

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.

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Grape Blend

Cabernet Franc

Colour

Red

Taste

Dry

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