Nick and Andy Peay farm their remote estate just 4 miles from the Pacific
and this is a genuinely elegant
century-old 600-liter foudres
Justin Willett and Eric Railsback built Lieu Dit around a singular vision: Loire varieties in California
now entering its drinking window
Clos Rougeard, Saumur-Champigny Les Clos, 2009 BFCM_2023 Nick and Andy Peay farmFrom one of the Loire's most legendary estates, drinking beautifully at maturity. Clos Rougeard, in Saumur Champigny near Chace, treats Cabernet Franc as a serious vin de garde, fermenting in old cement vats and aging in barrel for wines that evolve for decades. Le Clos is the estate's blended Cabernet Franc cuve, drawn from clay limestone plots in Saumur Champigny. The 2009 was a warm, ripe vintage, giving a rounder, more generous version that is in