Clos Rougeard 'Le Bourg' Saumur-Champigny 2017 CHASSAGNE MONTRACHET and vine age on the

and vine age on the property

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Clone harvested was Dijon 4

It wears its IGT designation like a badge of honor

Claude Leflaive

Clos Rougeard 'Le Bourg' Saumur-Champigny 2017 CHASSAGNE MONTRACHET and vine age on theThere are some very famous wines that are extremely limited and inspire a cult like following; and then there is Clos Rougeard. The tiny amounts of Cabernet Franc and even tinier amounts of Chenin Blanc that the Foucault brothers make in Saumur Champigny are among the most rare and sought after bottles in France and now the U. S. What's the trick? Well it's a bit mysterious but basically they possess very old vines on special terroir. Their yields are