2010 Clos Rougeard, Saumur, Breze 1x750ml

Robert Parker 94

The 2010 Saumur Breze has a lovely clear, pure and complex bouquet exhibiting almost exploding tropical fruit flavors along with quince, honey, ripe and potted pears, ginger, green grape berries and a spicy touch of oak. Full-bodied, very intense and mouth-filling but also very clear, vibrant, straightforward and refreshing, this persistently salty, delicately racy and piquant Chenin finishes with a gentle touch of oak and reveals a great aging potential. Drink now until 2030+. [Stephan Reinhardt, 25/05/2014]

Anticipated maturity: 2015-2030

Vinous 93

Light, bright gold. Pungent citrus and orchard fruit flavors are complemented by vanilla bean and spicecake. Fleshy on the attack, this Saumur firms up in the middle palate, offering sweet orange and poached pear flavors with mounting spice character on the second sip. The vanilla quality echoes through the long, sappy, subtly mineral finish. A hint of oak is still present, but this wine is just now beginning to show its true pedigree. This is one of the finest chenin blancs that I tasted this year. [Joel B. Payne, 11/01/2014]