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2020 Saumur-Champigny, Les Closiers, Domaine des Closiers, Loire

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
  • Cabernet Franc
Ready, but will improve
Product: 20208154554
2020 Saumur-Champigny, Les Closiers, Domaine des Closiers, Loire

Description

Domaine des Closiers is the project of Anatole de la Brosse, who fell in love with wine and became friends with Nady Foucault of Clos Rougeard before setting up this domaine. This is a blend of all the estate’s holdings, giving a wonderfully pure and refined expression of Cabernet Franc. The grapes are de-stemmed and undergo a very gentle maceration before ageing for 8-10 months in stainless-steel tank. This is delightfully perfumed with lovely, lifted aromas of flowers, cherry fruit and graphite. The palate has beautifully pure and crunchy red and black fruit and a fine, refreshing finish typical of this producer.

Drink now to 2028

Adam Bruntlett, Senior Buyer, Berry Bros. & Rudd

Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2020
Maturity Ready, but will improve
Grape List Cabernet Franc
Body Full Bodied
Producer Domaine des Closiers

About this wine

Cabernet Franc

Cabernet Franc is widely planted in Bordeaux and is the most important black grape grown in the Loire. In the Médoc it may constitute up to 15% of a typical vineyard - it is always blended with Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot and is used to add bouquet and complexity to the wines. It is more widely used in St.Emilion where it adapts well to the cooler and moister clay soils - Cheval Blanc is the most famous Cabernet Franc wine in the world, with the final blend consisting of up to 65% of the grape.
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Domaine des Closiers

Located in Parnay, at the heart of Saumur-Champigny, Domaine des Closiers has just gone through one of the most exciting rebirths in the region. Leaving a lifetime of consultancy behind him, Anatole de la Brosse decided to make a U-turn in his career and strive to become the best winemaker he could possibly be. This brought him to acquire Domaine des Closiers in 2019.
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