New Collection of Clos Rougeard
2005 - 2015
08/08/2024
I am pleased to offer an extensive collection of Clos Rougeard, all coming from one collector.
There are full cases of some of the best vintages of recent years - including 2005, 2007 & 2010 - as well as the last vintages of the legendary Foucault brothers - 2013, 2014 & 2015.
6 x Clos Rougeard Saumur Champigny Le Bourg 2005
£1,980 per case of 6 in Original Case In Bond
98/100 John Gilman:'The 2005 le Bourg from the Foucault brothers is every bit as brilliant as the les Poyeux in this vintage, but it will need some extended cellaring to really start to offer up serious generosity on the palate. However, the bouquet is already starting to show beautifully, as the new wood has been nicely absorbed into the mosaic of the nose, with scents of dark berries, black cherries, cigar ash, complex soil tones and gentle meatiness now taking precedence over the toasty oak undertow. On the palate the wine is focused, full-bodied and bottomless in its depth, with firm, fine-grained tannins, a great soil signature emerging and outstanding length and grip on the vibrant, tangy and very, very promising finish. All this great wine needs is more time in the cellar!'
12 x Clos Rougeard Saumur Champigny Le Clos 2005
£2,340 per case of 12 in Original Case In Bond
94+/100 John Gilman:'It is always a treat to taste the brilliant wines from the Foucault brothers at Clos Rougeard, and their newly released 2005s are every bit as brilliant as one would expect from a great estate in a great vintage. The 2005 Clos bottling offers up a beautifully complex nose of red berries, black cherries, woodsmoke, soil, gentle cedary notes, a touch of juniper and a lovely topnote of fresh thyme. On the palate the wine is medium-full, tight and laser-like in its focus, with tangy acids, lovely mid-palate depth, ripe tannins and outstanding length and grip. The Clos bottling usually only sees a very modest percentage of new oak, and for this reason it is one of my favorites at the estate, despite the obviously superior raw materials of the Poyeux and the Bourg bottlings. The 2005 Clos deserves six to eight years of cellaring before serious consumption should be allowed to commence and should prove to easily last twenty-five to thirty years. A great vintage of this bottling!'
3 x Clos Rougeard Saumur Champigny Les Poyeux 2005
£225 per bt In Bond
98/100 John Gilman:'The 2005 les Poyeux from Clos Rougeard remains every bit as stunning in its promise as the last time I tasted it, and also very much on track to demand a full quarter century’s worth of bottle age before it really starts to blossom. The depth, purity and precision here on both the nose and palate are stellar, as the wine offers up a very complex bouquet of red and black cherries, pomegranate, menthol, a beautiful base of chalky soil tones, cigar smoke and a refined framing of nutty new oak that smells of hazelnuts at the present time. On the palate the wine is pure, full-bodied, seamless and shows off stunning mid-palate depth at the core, with laser-like focus, excellent grip, ripe, buried tannins and outstanding length on the nascently complex finish. This is going to be one utterly brilliant wine when it emerges from its period of adolescence, as well as one of the longest-lived vintages of les Poyeux in the history of this bottling.'
12 x Clos Rougeard Saumur Champigny Le Clos 2007
£2,100 per case of 12 in Original Case In Bond
93+/100 John Gilman:'The 2007 le Clos bottling from Clos Rougeard is just coming into its own at age eight and is really starting to drink well, but a few more years in the cellar would really allow it to burst into full bloom. The deep, complex and very classy nose offers up a blend of dark berries, cassis, currant leaf, a touch of red berry with extended aeration, dark soil tones, gentle notes of roasted game and cigar smoke in the upper register. On the palate the wine is pure, full-bodied and perfectly balanced, with excellent mid-palate depth, moderate, fine-grained tannins and outstanding length and grip on the impeccable finish. Just a lovely bottle that will be even better with a few more years’ worth of bottle age.'
12 x Clos Rougeard Saumur Champigny Les Poyeux 2007
£2,400 per case of 12 in Original Case In Bond
94/100 Antonio Galloni:'Clos Rougeard’s 2007 Saumur Champigny Les Poyeux is striking. Rich and beautifully layered on the palate, with tons of Cabernet Franc character, the 2007 is a sexy, racy wine. I love it.'
3 x Clos Rougeard Saumur Champigny Le Bourg 2009
£260 per bt In Bond
No tasting notes.
6 x Clos Rougeard Saumur Champigny Le Clos 2009
£1,020 per case of 6 in Original Case In Bond
90+/100 Robert Parker:'The 2009 Saumur-Champigny Le Clos is fragrant and floral on the nose where tenderly ripe cherry flavors and black berries indicate a classic Cabernet Franc. Vigorous, well concentrated and with gripping tannins and a vital acidity this pure, medium to full-bodied wine exhibits ripe fruit aromas of black olives and dark berries and leather and just asks for some more years on the bottle.'
3 x Clos Rougeard Saumur Champigny Le Bourg 2010
£275 per bt In Bond
96/100 John Gilman:'The 2010 le Bourg from Clos Rougeard shares the same elegant personality as the les Poyeux in this outstanding vintage, but is of course, more black fruity in personality. The deep and still quite youthful bouquet delivers a fine combination of black cherries, dark berries, toasty oak. cigar ash, dark soil tones and incipient notes of meatiness. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and still quite primary in personality, with a rock solid core, beautiful focus and balance, ripe, fine-grained tannins and outstanding length and grip on the very, very promising finish. This will be a terrific vintage of le Bourg in the fullness of time, but bury those bottles deep for the time being!'
3 x Clos Rougeard Saumur Champigny Le Clos 2010
£160 per bt In Bond
No tasting notes.
12 x Clos Rougeard Saumur Champigny Le Clos 2010
£960 per case of 6 in Original Case In Bond
No tasting notes.
6 x Clos Rougeard Saumur Champigny Les Poyeux 2010
£1,350 per case of 6 in Original Case In Bond
95/100 Robert Parker:'The purple-colored 2010 Saumur-Champigny Les Poyeux attracts with a delicate and very elegant, though not over-concentrated, bouquet of floral and fruity aromas exhibiting Mediterranean herbs and very clear and coolish cherry and wild berry aromas along with cedar wood flour. Full-bodied, smooth, and intense, this absolutely delicate and elegant red is structured by the finest tannins and a delicious acidity that let this persistent wine sing on your palate. It combines finesse with intensity in a very remarkable manner and is divinely balanced. A great wine to drink now or in the next 20-25 years.'
6 x Clos Rougeard Saumur Champigny Le Bourg 2011
£1,440 per case of 6 In Bond
No tasting notes.
3 x Clos Rougeard Saumur Champigny Le Bourg 2012
£250 per bt In Bond
No tasting notes.
6 x Clos Rougeard Saumur Champigny Le Bourg 2012
£1,500 per case of 6 in Original Case In Bond
No tasting notes.
6 x Clos Rougeard Saumur Champigny Le Bourg 2012
£1,500 per case of 6 In Bond
No tasting notes.
3 x Clos Rougeard Saumur Champigny Le Clos 2012
£150 per bt In Bond
No tasting notes.
6 x Clos Rougeard Saumur Champigny Le Clos 2012
£900 per case of 6 in Original Case In Bond
No tasting notes.
6 x Clos Rougeard Saumur Champigny Les Poyeux 2012
£960 per case of 6 In Bond
No tasting notes.
12 x Clos Rougeard Saumur Champigny Les Poyeux 2012
£960 per case of 6 in Original Case In Bond
No tasting notes.
3 x Clos Rougeard Saumur Champigny Le Bourg 2013
£235 per bt In Bond
93/100 Robert Parker:'The 2013 Saumur Champigny Le Bourg opens delicate like a Burgundy, with floral as well as flinty and toasty aromas but also intense red fruit and dark cherry ones. Pure, fine, and juicy on the palate, this is a silky-elegant Le Bourg with fine tannins and a long, salty and mineral finish.'
6 x Clos Rougeard Saumur Champigny Le Bourg 2013
£1,410 per case of 6 in Original Case In Bond
93/100 Robert Parker:'The 2013 Saumur Champigny Le Bourg opens delicate like a Burgundy, with floral as well as flinty and toasty aromas but also intense red fruit and dark cherry ones. Pure, fine, and juicy on the palate, this is a silky-elegant Le Bourg with fine tannins and a long, salty and mineral finish.'
18 x Clos Rougeard Saumur Champigny Le Clos 2013
£870 per case of 6 in Original Case In Bond
93/100 Robert Parker:'The 2013 Saumur Champigny Le Clos includes the barrels from Les Poyeux, which wasn't produced due to hail damage. The wine shows a beautiful cherry color followed by a deep and concentrated yet also fresh and floral bouquet of red berries and cherries. Silky and elegant on the palate, with fine tannins and lots of energy and finesse as well as a brilliant fruit, this is a wonderfully pure and tensioned Le Clos with very good length.'
24 x Clos Rougeard Saumur Champigny Le Clos 2014
£810 per case of 6 in Original Case In Bond
96/100 Robert Parker:'The 2014 Saumur Champigny Le Clos is a great Champigny that opens with a deep and concentrated, still leathery bouquet of dark fruits. Round and generous on the palate, this is a highly elegant, silky, fresh and perfectly juicy Le Clos with fine tannins and a long and salty finish.'
3 x Clos Rougeard Saumur Champigny Le Clos 2014 magnums
£270 per mag In Bond
96/100 Robert Parker:'The 2014 Saumur Champigny Le Clos is a great Champigny that opens with a deep and concentrated, still leathery bouquet of dark fruits. Round and generous on the palate, this is a highly elegant, silky, fresh and perfectly juicy Le Clos with fine tannins and a long and salty finish.'
12 x Clos Rougeard Saumur Champigny Les Poyeux 2014
£1,080 per case of 6 in Original Case In Bond
93/100 Robert Parker:'The 2014 Saumur Champigny Les Poyeux is very aromatic on the nose that exhibits perfectly ripe cherry notes. Generously fruity, intense and with excellent concentration, this is a silky, super ripe yet fresh Cabernet with fine and crunchy tannins and floral notes from nose to tail.'
6 x Clos Rougeard Saumur Champigny Les Poyeux 2014
£1,080 per case of 6 in OWC In Bond
93/100 Robert Parker:'The 2014 Saumur Champigny Les Poyeux is very aromatic on the nose that exhibits perfectly ripe cherry notes. Generously fruity, intense and with excellent concentration, this is a silky, super ripe yet fresh Cabernet with fine and crunchy tannins and floral notes from nose to tail.'
6 x Clos Rougeard Saumur Champigny Les Poyeux 2015
£1,080 per case of 6 in OWC In Bond
No tasting notes.Offered subject. E&OE. Ex-Octavian.