2023 Dom. des Closiers Saumur-Champigny 'Les Closiers' Cab Franc MAGNUM
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The 2023 Le Closier is a succulent style that still manages to achieve a sense of restraint. Just 30% spent nine months in barrel for nine months, followed by nine more months in bottle before release. It is refined, elegant and already drinking well despite its youth. Expect primary fruit flavors of raspberry and rhubarb, a light body and sweet fruit flesh on the mid-palate. Delicate tannins coat the palate and show a sensitive hand. The 2023 is a success from a challenging year. 90pts. - Rebecca Gibb, Vinous
Anatole de la Brosse transitioned from a career in consulting to purchasing a 21-hectare estate in 2018. His first harvest in 2019 generated considerable excitement, leading some French critics to prematurely dub him the next Clos Rougeard. While Anatole did receive some advice from Nady Foucault of Clos Rougeard, this guidance was relatively minimal. A more profound technical influence came from Michel Chevré, formerly of Clos de l’Ecotard. Today, the estate's viticultural practices have notably high standards. Anatole oversees a team of seven across the 21 hectares, emphasizing soil management, using grass and cover crops adapted to the specific needs of each vintage and employing bioprotection in the cellar. He cultivates his own yeast strains, conducts sulfur-free macerations and opts for extended aging in barrels and malolactic fermentations in barrel for select cuvées.