Saumur Champigny Les Poyeux Clos Rougeard 1985

Saumur Champigny Les Poyeux Clos Rougeard 1985

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Saumur Champigny Les Poyeux Clos Rougeard 1985
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75 cl

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£780.00
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Clos Rougeard is one of the most legendary producers of Cabernet Franc in the Loire Valley and their wines are incredibly highly sought after. Antoine Foucault is the ninth generation to run the estate and the incomparable quality of the wines is largely due to their uncompromising viticultural standards and minimal intervention winemaking.

Les Poyeux comes from a nearly 2-hectare plot of the same name, situated on a gentle slope with a clay and limestone soil mixed with windblown sands. A universally popular wine, with notes of vanilla and dry spices, here is a wonderfully mature find from the 1985 vintage.

87 Vinous
The 1985 Saumur-Champigny Les Poyeux is nowadays a rare Loire wine. To be honest, I could not get along with this bottle. I sensed surprising torrefactory aromas mixed with green bell peppers on the nose, then later hints of tomato vine. The palate is quite dry on the entry, austere with that bell pepper theme continuing. I was anticipating more flesh and rondeur, but this felt a bit awkward and was shaded by the following '86. Tasted at the Clos Rougeard retrospective at Noble Rot. Neal Martin17th June 2025

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