Clos Rougeard, Saumur Champigny Poyeux Vintage:2012 lavender and campfire ash set

lavender and campfire ash set the tone

325 cases imported

There is outstanding concentration and muscle to the punchy medium weight plus flavors that conclude in a beautifully long and notably firm finish of focused power and seriously good depth

Their vintage ports seem slow to develop

which shows excellent clarity and length

Clos Rougeard, Saumur Champigny Poyeux Vintage:2012 lavender and campfire ash setDeep 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