Clos Rougeard - Saumur - Brézé - Blanc - 2018

Wine:

Marked by the toasty bouquet from its barrel ageing, the 2018 Saumur White Brézé channels all the sun-drenched richness of the vintage through a lush, textured palate, right up to a dense, flavour-packed finish. A true gem that lets Chenin Blanc shine on limestone — with a salty edge and a uniquely expressive aromatic profile.

Vinification:

Hand harvested. Several plots of Chenin, located on the eponymous hillock which rests on an eponymous terroir. Gentle vinification with a minimalist approach. Aged for more than 2 years in barrels and several years in bottles in the heart of the tuffeau cellars, seven meters below ground.

Temperature:

Serve between 10 and 12°C in a large glass.

Food and wine pairing:

Salt-crusted sea bass with fennel seeds, noble fish, turbot, sole, lean fish,...

Cellar aging:

From now until 2028.

The undisputed pinnacle of the region, Clos Rougeard, crowned with 2 stars by the prestigious French wine guide RVF (Revue du Vin de France), will forever be linked to Charly and Nady Foucault, the craftsmen behind its legendary status. Pioneers of organic farming as early as the 1970s, the Foucault brothers put the Loire Valley on the world map, proving just how powerful the Saumur-Champigny terroirs can be — and their capacity to produce truly great wines.

For wine lovers, names like Le Bourg, Le Clos, and Les Poyeux ring out like a perfectly tuned chord — a stunning expression of Cabernet Franc on these soils of silica, limestone, and sand. Rarer still, a White is produced from just 1.5 hectares on the limestone grand cru of Brézé.

Clos Rougeard is now owned by the Bouygues family, who have faithfully carried the torch — and the wines remain as highly sought-after as ever.