“The cult of tradition doesn’t exclude the love of progress”
The spirit
Clos Rougeard was created in 1664 on the land of Chacé, a village not far from Saumur. Eight generations have succeeded one another at the head of the estate, the most recent being the Foucault brothers. From the 1980s onwards, Charly and Nady adopted a singular philosophy to enhance the terroirs of Saumur and Saumur-Champigny: leave the wine in peace so it can expresses its own identity. No synthetic products are added to the vines, gentle vinifications are thought out like infusions and minimalist approach is claimed.
In 2017, the Bouygues family bought the estate and has continued the work begun by their emblematic predecessors with a deep respect for the DNA of the winery and its identity.
Today the estate has found its balance thanks to a passionate team who strives to preserve the excellence and uniqueness of the wines whose depth, finesse and precision are unparalleled.
The Clos Rougeard Tempo
At Clos Rougeard, time is the master. Only time can give the vines and the wines the freedom to reach their fullest expression.
A well-preserved terroir
The 15-hectare vineyard, spread over 25 plots, extends mainly over clay and limestone soils.
It is in the heart of this terroir, respectful of its micro-fauna and micro-flora, that the purest grapes, grown organically for almost eight generations, give their best expression.
As can testify the energy of its very old vines, some of which are a hundred years old and which have never seen the slightest chemical product.
A perpetuate know-how
At Clos Rougeard, the wines evolve and refine over time. Their finesse and depth result from two years‘ barrel ageing and several years’ bottle ageing in the heart of tuffeau stone cellars, at a depth of seven meters.
The wines
As legendary as their terroirs, each Clos Rougeard cuvées has its own distinctive personality:
Le Clos
Le Clos, made from 15 clayey-limestone plots in Saumur-Chapigny, preserves the crisp fruit of the Cabernet Franc and expresses often delicate and spicy floral notes.
Les Poyeux
This wine is made of a plot of 3 hectares in front of the estate. Based on a gently sloping hill, this location offers a rare terroir in the Saumur-Champigny appellation, combining clays and draining Aeolian sands. This terroir is particularly favourable to Cabernet Franc. This cuvée expresses finesse and reveals sometimes floral notes sometimes small red fruits notes.
Le Bourg
Located in the heart of the village of Chacé, this plot, composed of very old vines, lies on a predominantly limestone terroir on shallow clay loam, typical of the Saumur-Champigny appellation. This wine reveals riper, fleshier fruit and a dense, full-bodied texture.
Brézé
Situated on the eponymous hillock on a limestone terroir, Brézé is made of several plots of Chenin.
A gem that reveals all the richness of the Chenin with a salinity and a unique aromatic complexity.
Address : 14 Allée des Tilleuls, 49400 Bellevigne-les-Châteaux
Phone : +33 (0)2 41 52 92 65
