Clos Rougeard Les Poyeux 2011
Clos Rougeard Les Poyeux 2011 is a red Saumur-Champigny wine from the Loire Valley, crafted by Domaine Clos Rougeard from 100% Cabernet Franc. This single-vineyard cuvée originates from a nearly three-hectare parcel situated opposite the estate, on a gently sloping hill combining clays and draining wind-blown sands. Highly favorable to Cabernet Franc, this terroir shapes an expression focused on finesse, with a profile that can evoke floral notes and small red berries.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Loose
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Loire
- Appellation
- Saumur Champigny
- Producteur / Domaine
- Domaine Clos Rougeard
- Cuvée
- Les Poyeux
- Millésime
- 2011
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 100% Cabernet Franc
Domaine Clos Rougeard
Clos Rougeard is a wine estate in Chacé, now part of the municipality of Bellevigne-les-Châteaux, in the Saumur region. Its 15-hectare vineyard is spread across 25 plots, mainly of clay-limestone soil, and produces Saumur-Champigny wines made from Cabernet Franc, as well as a white Saumur made from Chenin in Brézé. The estate, long run by brothers Jean-Louis ‘Charly’ and Bernard ‘Nady’ Foucault, has been owned by the Bouygues family since 2017.
- Owner
- Famille Bouygues
- Maître de chais
- Cyril Chirouze
- Surface (ha)
- 15.00 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- 55 000 bouteilles/an
Histoire du domaine
Le Clos Rougeard has been based in Chacé since 1664. Eight generations have succeeded one another at the helm of the estate, the most recent being the brothers Jean-Louis ‘Charly’ and Bernard ‘Nady’ Foucault. In the 1970s, the Foucault brothers committed the estate to a winemaking approach that prioritised organic farming. From the 1980s onwards, they developed a low-intervention winemaking approach and extended barrel ageing. Jean-Louis Foucault passed away in 2015. On 22 June 2017, the estate was acquired by Martin and Olivier Bouygues, through their family holding company SCDM. Following the takeover, Bernard Foucault supported the transition as a technical adviser. Cyril Chirouze was appointed operations director and estate manager with effect from November 2022, having previously taken over from Jacques-Antoine Toublanc as winemaker. He is now the estate’s designated manager. The vineyard now covers 15 hectares, comprising 13.5 hectares of red grape varieties and 1.5 hectares of Chenin Blanc.
Les Poyeux
Les Poyeux is a single-plot red Saumur-Champigny cuvée from a parcel located opposite the estate. Its terroir combines clay and well-draining wind-blown sands, which are particularly well suited to Cabernet Franc. Within the range, it stands out for an expression that favors finesse.
- Origin of the cuvée name
- The name comes from the Les Poyeux plot from which the cuvée is produced.
- Style of the cuvée
- Fine and elegant profile, generally floral and marked by small red fruits, with a less concentrated expression than Le Bourg.
- Position within the range
- Major single-plot cuvée, finer and more elegant than Le Bourg, the estate's other great red single-plot wine.
