Clos Rougeard, Saumur Champigny Poyeux other_regions_italy Just a bit green on

Just a bit green on the end

with slightly bitter tannins and impressive persistence

gently tannic and floral-driven finish

There is that beguiling sense of underlying tension to the firmly stony and beautifully well-detailed broad-shouldered flavors that deliver superb length on the seamlessly well-balanced finale

bay leaf and sage to smoke and grilled beef and from blueberries and blackberries to plums laced with spice

Clos Rougeard, Saumur Champigny Poyeux other_regions_italy Just a bit green onDeep 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