Clos Rougeard, Saumur-Champigny Les Clos, 2007 SO111825 Roilette approaches vodka with the same

approaches vodka with the same attention to detail as their acclaimed gins and whiskeys

Perromat family ownership since 1958

the same iron-laced soils that produce the appellation's most lush and enveloping reds

The 2001 growing season produced extraordinary botrytized wines

in the Ruwer Valley

Clos Rougeard, Saumur-Champigny Les Clos, 2007 SO111825 Roilette approaches vodka with the sameOne of the Loire's most legendary estates, now drinking in its prime back vintage window. Clos Rougeard, in Saumur Champigny near Chace, made Cabernet Franc into a vin de garde long before the Loire was fashionable, fermenting in old cement vats and aging in barrel for elegant, ageworthy reds. Le Clos is the estate's blended Cabernet Franc cuve, drawn from clay limestone plots in Saumur Champigny. The 2007 was a cooler, lighter vintage, so this is a