Clos Rougeard Le Bourg 2017 Bottle (75cl)
Le Bourg 2017 from Domaine Clos Rougeard is a red wine from the Saumur Champigny appellation in the Loire Valley, crafted from 100% Cabernet Franc. According to Jancis Robinson, this Le Bourg cuvée combines a dense and powerful substance with very fine tannins, in a style that marries strength and finesse. Jancis Robinson awards it a score of 18/20 and recommends drinking it from 2024 to 2038.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Original Wooden Case of 6
- 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
- Le Bourg
- Millésime
- 2017
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.
Le Bourg
Le Bourg is a single-plot cuvée of Saumur-Champigny from very old vines located in the heart of the village of Chacé. Its predominantly limestone terroir, covered with shallow clayey silts, sets it apart from the estate's other wines.
- Style of the cuvée
- A wine with a dense and structured profile, characterized by ripe, fleshy fruit.
- Position within the range
- Single-plot cuvée of Saumur-Champigny, presented among the four major references of Clos Rougeard.
