2016 · Le Bourg

Clos Rougeard is a historic Loire Valley estate founded in 1664 in Chacé near Saumur. Long shaped by the Foucault family and owned by the Bouygues family since 2017, it continues to work in continuity with the domaine’s established identity. Certified organic by Ecocert and an early pioneer of organic viticulture in the region, the vineyards are farmed without synthetic products and harvested by hand. The house style, developed notably by Charly and Nady Foucault, favors minimal intervention and gentle vinifications to let the terroirs of Saumur and Saumur-Champigny speak for themselves. Wines are aged for extended periods in barrel and bottle, including in deep tuffeau cellars. Today, estate manager and winemaker Cyril Chirouze works alongside director Pierre Graffeuille.