Antoine Sanzay

Les Poyeux Saumur-Champigny Cabernet Franc 2014

Alexander Vadas

9.3

Loved it! Not Rougeard but still ethereal, mineral, and perfumed. — 7 years ago

Domaine du Collier

"La Ripaille" Saumur Rouge Cabernet Franc 2012

Philip Dobrin

9.0

Like clos rougeard but not quite. — 7 years ago

Domaine Guiberteau

Clos des Carmes Monopole Brézé Saumur Chenin Blanc 2010

Alexander Vadas

9.6

Would need side by side with the rougeard to tell who wins. Damn incredible! Magnum — 8 years ago

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Stephen Solaka

WOTN

9.6

Domaine Des Vignes du Maynes (Julien Guillot)

Cuvée 910 Clos des Vignes du Maynes Mâcon-Cruzille Pinot Noir 2012

Christian Alexander Møller Bach

9.2

Light, smokey, chuggable. First this, then the Rougeard. Today was a good day. — 8 years ago

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Domaine de l'Enchantoir

Le Pied a L'Etrier Saumur Puy Notre Dame Cabernet Franc 2011

John Skupny - Lang & Reed Wine Company

9.2

If you want to taste a cracking good Saumur that speaks the region and the varietal without paying the bullshit prices of Rougeard or Guiberteau - buy a whole case, instead of a bottle or two of those others - drink and enjoy with friends - instead of fondling them like a perv! Thanks Daniel J for finding this and brining sanity to this great region. 2011 vintage. — 9 years ago

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Domaine de Nerleux

Tire-Savate Les Loups Noirs Saumur-Champigny Cabernet Franc 2005

Tim Anderson

9.2

It's not Clos Rougeard, but it was damn good! — 9 years ago

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Richard Leroy

Les Noëls de Montbenault Vin de France Chenin Blanc 2012

Gabe Barkley

9.2

Great in a way completely different from the Rougeard. Much brighter fruit, lots of lanolin, some oxidized Apple. Excellent expression. — 9 years ago

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Domaine Bernard Baudry

Les Grézeaux Chinon Cabernet Franc 2012

Morgan Harris

Head Sommelier Aureole New York

9.2

Yes, Clos Rougeard is better, but this is a quarter of the price. Animated red fruits swirl around a dense core of blacker fruits. Red and purple flower perfume abounds. Just enough brett to feel rustic and handmade, and what greenness it has is a pleasant herbal counterpoint to the intensity of the fruit. Ashy-gravel notes abound on the inorganic side. Drink now or hold for 15+. One of the great cabernet franc producers. — 9 years ago

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Tim Herrmann

Just had the 2014, saw your note, and wondered: what else is on the A or B lists that I should be drinking?

Morgan Harris

@Tim Herrmann I am definitely being a little ungenerous in calling Baudry "B-list". They are totally great and still incredible deals. Joguet, the Breton's, Olga Raffault, Chateau Yvonne, Therry Germain, Jerome Lenoir...plus a ton more. That being said, I would still say that in my tasting experience, no one makes Cabernet Franc more profound than Clos Rougeard.

Tim Herrmann

@Morgan Harris thanks--a few on that list I haven't tried and will seek out. I've only had rougeard a couple of times and agree it's hard to beat! Have had a couple of old raffaults that, if the current wines are made similarly, prove they are a steal. The 2014 baudry was great but so young and tight, as expected.

Thibault Liger-Belair

Les Renardes Corton Grand Cru Pinot Noir 2013

Benoit Duhamel

9.2

Servi à l'aveugle pour testé le Clos Rougeard. Fruits noirs, épices, le bois est encore présent et se développe avec l'air bien et en a besoin. Texture soyeuse, belle rondeur. — 7 years ago

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Domaine des Roches Neuves (Thierry Germain)

La Marginale Saumur-Champigny Cabernet Franc 2011

Gregory Knaps

9.3

From Les Poyeaux. 40-yr-old vines. After about 20 minutes or so really spreads its wings. My last bottle but this has years of development left. Clos Rougeard who?? — 8 years ago

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Domaine Bernard Baudry

La Croix Boissée Chinon Cabernet Franc 2011

John Skupny - Lang & Reed Wine Company

9.3

Choice stuff - starting open up & blossom! Could own 4or5 of these or one bottle of Rougeard, I'll take the Baudry and enjoy now and down the line! — 8 years ago

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Domaine Les Roches (Alain et Jérome Lenoir)

Chinon Cabernet Franc

Chris Tyler

9.2

2002. Similar style to the Rougeard and just as good! — 8 years ago

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Domaine Guiberteau

Les Motelles Saumur Cabernet Franc 2011

Doctor No

8.9

After trying a bit of the Clos Rougeard this was thin and bitter by comparison. — 8 years ago

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Heard that La Porte Saint Jean is the next best thing to Rougeard. The young winemaker did work there and picked up some tricks...

Doctor No

Will look out for it, thx. Not easy to find here

But if you manage to find it it's much less expensive.

Clos Rougeard

Chacé Saumur Chenin Blanc 1998

Jasmine Hirsch

Sales & Marketing Hirsch Vineyards, founder In Pursuit of Balance

9.0

Pre-Breze Breze. — 9 years ago

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Domaine de l'Horizon

Le Patriot Vin de Pays des Côtes Catalanes Macabeo Grenache Blanc 2011

Hannes Huefken

9.1

A nice and rather light example of a #natural wine. A clean and slight funk nose, if that makes sense. Way lighter than a Clos Rougeard. Light-bodied on the palate with some fruity acidity. Yum. — 9 years ago

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Domaine du Collier

La Charpentrie Saumur Blanc Chenin Blanc 2008

jams jerfy

9.4

young Foucault. son of clos rougeard. precise. — 10 years ago

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jams jerfy

and opened up like a fucking present...

Collin-Peter Casey

I've had some bananas bottles from Collier

jams jerfy

if the next few bottles can keep this up, I'm a convert for sure.

Domaine du Collier

Saumur Rouge Cabernet Franc 2001

Nicole Hakli

Sommelier The NoMad Restaurant

9.7

So elegant! Reminiscent of clos rougeard... — 10 years ago

Inconnu

Los Carneros Cabernet Franc 2014

Justin Hansohn

9.3

Completely blown away with my decision to open this and drink it here. So glad I did. I left with 3 bottles. Clos Rougeard came to mind. I can't say more than that. People will find out. This wine is the truth. — 7 years ago

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Patrick Vogel

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Domaine de la Taille aux Loups

Remus Montlouis-sur-Loire Chenin Blanc 2010

Marc On

Writer Originalverkorkt, Lobenbergs Gute Weine

9.1

Nice context point to the Rougeard. Much leaner with a nice mineral kick. Never heard of this producer before. — 8 years ago

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Domaine des Roches Neuves (Thierry Germain)

Clos de L'Échelier Dampierre Sur Loire Saumur Champigny Cabernet Franc 2014

Todd Abrams

9.5

2014. Old vine Cabernet Franc growing directly out of solid limestone. It's taken me a while to wrap my brain around the greatness of Thierry Germain's wines. They are coiled springs unfolding in a slow trajectory towards pristine black raspberry fruit and scents of rain-washed earth. Dare I say finer examples of raw Saumur-Champigny terroir than Clos Rougeard. — 8 years ago

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