star (2012-02-07)
Notka z czatu, więc brakuje detali, oceny, ceny i miejsca zakupu. Na moją sugestię, że Wine Doctor dał 18.5/20 MM stwierdził, żebym nie wierzył doktorom, cyt. więc notkę bez wiary w lekarzy, której nigdy zresztą nadmiernej nie miałem:
los Rougeard Saumur-Champigny Le Bourg 2003: Not a particularly deep colour here, a rather bright brick red towards the edge, but a fresher red hue at its core. Aromatically it seems rather sullen at first, opening out with time to reveal some elements of roasted fruit, celery seed, dried coffee grounds and even more earthy elements, subtly redolent of old school desks. Quite fleshy and rich on entry, full but supple, and immediately it seems to typify the vintage. Then, although through the middle it shows a more elegant silky upper surface, it is clear that underneath this lies quite a full, richly endowed wine, and then a further layer down there hides a seam of grainy, almost spicy tannins. This structure builds through the middle, and it is happily balanced out by fresh acidity coming up from beneath the wine, giving the finish a vigorous, energetic feel. A lovely wine, long but full and rich. Although there has been some marked development in this wine over the past year or two, this nevertheless certainly warrants a lot more time in the cellar. From a Loire 2003 tasting. 18.5/20 (September 2011)

Clos Rougeard Saumur-Champigny Le Bourg 2003: It is more than a year since I last tried a bottle of this (fear not, I have more in the cellar), and it has moved on a little since that most recent tasting. There is certainly no muddiness here, although it has a deep and maturing hue. On the nose it now displays a very gamey character, roast pigeon perhaps, with a green and stony element alongside; not tobacco and mint, although there are nuances of both, today there is a more prominent feral, bilious, animally character. I have to confess I find it hugely appealing! As I noted previously, the palate provides a union of silky texture and power, a seamless composition, with a firm but elegantly poised structure of tannins and acidity beneath. What a hugely impressive composition this is; there is richness and yet tautness, graininess and softness all blended together, none too domineering, none subsumed by any other. Great wine. For drinking now, Les Poyeux is preferable I am sure, but this still has much to give for the future and in the long run it will be the greater wine. From a tasting of Saumur wines. 18.5-19+/20 (January 2010)
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