Clos Rougeard, Saumur Champigny Poyeux other_regions vibrant and powerful in the

vibrant and powerful in the glass

medium to full-bodied 1997 possesses sweet tannin

This may well age out successfully but make no mistake

aged in two-thirds foudre and one-third demi-muids and drawn exclusively from sandy sites

without the complexity and depth of the 2010s

Clos Rougeard, Saumur Champigny Poyeux other_regions vibrant and powerful in theDeep ruby. Lovely lift to the gamey aromas of blackberry, violet and wild flowers. Discreetly sweet, layered and seamless, showing perfectly integrated acidity and a chalky quality to the vibrant tannins. Juicy, vinous, intense and delicately suave, this distinguished cabernet franc finishes with subdued cassis fruit, subtle spices and superb length, reminding Nady of the 1993. Joel B. Payne