Mario Vaillancourt

9.0

Moins top que la dernière bouteille, du poivron rouge et des notes végétales nobles mais la magie Rougeard n’est pas tout à fait au RV. Manque un peu de profondeur cette bouteille.

Lacks the usual depth despite the red peppers and “noble” vegetal aromas, bottle mot as good as the last one i had of this 2012. — 10 days ago

Tom Kobylarz

9.5

Category defining Cabernet Franc here from who in my mind makes the top CF in the Loire for the $. Not cheap but it ain't Rougeard $ and per dollar better. Burgundian in so many ways but true to the CF grape...texturallly as fine as silk, fresh, excellent length. — 4 months ago

Mario Vaillancourt

9.4

What a nice bottle, classy and elegant vegetal and green pepper notes that only Rougeard can do as a signature. Everything is there, class, texture, contained power, fruit, length, balance, gorgeous.

Quel beau vin! Des notes végétales avec classe et élégance, on retrouve cela chez Rougeard seulement. Un vin savoureux, du fruit, des notes fines de poivron mais à peine, longueur, volume, texture, tout y est malgré un millésime moyen.. 93-94
— 10 months ago

Ron Siegel

9.3

Showing beautiful purity & expression of Cab Franc that is still youthful & will keep developing over time. — 4 days ago

Jiga Hitorn

9.5

Goodbye Boston — 4 months ago

Evandro Pereira

9.5

Mesmo nível do 2007 — 8 months ago

Alexander Vadas

9.3

Nose of this wine has similar beauty to Rougeard — a year ago

Gor

9.2

Super young and took a while to open up. Shy nose of blue flowers, black pepper, baking spices, black currant. More expressive mid palate if a little too tannic. Dark cherries, blackberries, pepper. Cuts a little short in the finish but an amazing effort that will clearly benefit from aging. Not quite a Close rougeard but good stuff. — a month ago

Ed Chin

9.2

Nice bottle and close to its drinking window if not now. Sorry but Clos rougeard had me tonight — 7 months ago

Brecht Spileers

9.4

Even better than I remember Rougeard and Rougeard Poyeux! Full bodied, refined, textured. True Loire ‘Grand Cru’! — 9 months ago

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