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

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
  • Cabernet Franc
Ready - youthful (Drink 2024 - 2036)
Vincenzo Arnese
94/100
Rebecca Gibb MW
92/100
Product: 20208148254
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Description

Twenty percent of this wine was made in barrel this year, with the remainder in tank to preserve the purity and freshness of the fruit. There is a pronounced spicy character here, which Anatole de la Brosse says is typical of the vineyard. Beneath the spice is rich and perfumed fruit, which follows on the palate with pleasing generosity, caressing tannins and a fine, refreshing finish.

Drink now to 2032

Adam Bruntlett, Senior Buyer, Berry Bros. & Rudd

Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2020
Alcohol % 14%
Maturity Ready - youthful (2024 - 2036)
Grape List Cabernet Franc
Body Full Bodied
Producer Domaine des Closiers

Critics reviews

Vincenzo Arnese 94/100
Deliciously inviting nose of raspberries, mint and black pepper - perfect typicity for Cabernet Franc. Abundance of ripe blackberry and a hint of cassis, this is a particular, post-modern style of Atlantic wine. Nominated by Yohan Castaing.Drink 2023 - 2035Vincenzo Arnese, Pedro Ballesteros Torres MW, Amanda Barnes, Decanter.com (December 2023)
Drink 2023 - 2035
Vincenzo Arnese, Decanter.com (Dec 2023)
Rebecca Gibb MW 92/100
While light in body, the 2020 Les Coudraies is a seductive style that enters with a certain amount of juicy fat and then pow! It reveals itself fully in its salty, taut and firm with a limestone-derived freshness and chalky texture. You can expect excellent purity of fruit, transparency and a particular delicacy as it floats through the mouth, which is surprising when you find out the alcohol is 14%. It’s really rather good if you like your wines precise and taut, considering it's only the second vintage from this former business consultant. It's one to watch.In 2019, Anatole de la Brosse, a Champagne native and business consultant in Paris, bought a domaine off a retiring vigneron. The vendor had always sold his grapes to negociants, and he needed a single employee working the 15ha of vineyard alone. De la Brosse attempted to do both his job in Paris and revive this Saumur-Champigny estate, but in 2021, he dedicated his life to his vines and has a small team as well as a consultant, Michel Chevré of Clos de l'Ecotard. The vineyards are in organic conversion, and biodynamic farming is practised. Drink 2022 - 2035Rebecca Gibb MW, Vinous.com.com (August 2022)
Drink 2023 - 2035
Rebecca Gibb MW, Vinous.com (Aug 2022)