Clos Rougeard 2020 Saumur Champigny "Le Bourg", Loire Valley

The legendary Clos Rougeard is the premier producer of red wine in the Loire Valley. “The structured Le Bourg is produced from a single-hectare plot of 80-year-old Cabernet Franc vines with their feet in clay limestone.  The 2020 Le Bourg is a baby.  The 2020 provides the flavor of a big wine, but it's not a big wine, remaining just short of medium-bodied. It sports intense concentration and richness, offering classical scents of smoky bacon and coffee grounds alongside dark fruit with a hint of balsamic. There's an abundance and richness to the tannins that hold and coat the mouth. The 2020 is scented and long but needs time to come around.”—Rebecca Gibb MW, Vinous