2017 Saumur-Champigny, Le Bourg, Clos Rougeard, Loire Hidden Gem Manuel compares the 2015 to

Manuel compares the 2015 to ’10

tightly wound citrus fruit layers

which will be greater than 2015

The 65% Cabernet Sauvignon really comes through and helps give the wine that wonderful earthy St Estèphe personality

Ten years is not quite the sweet spot for Petrus

2017 Saumur-Champigny, Le Bourg, Clos Rougeard, Loire Hidden Gem Manuel compares the 2015 toThe nose broadens out with a more obvious sense of fruit followed by some herbal and mineral impressions. A roundness and depth to the fruits comes through that crystalline purity on the palate, with a note of minerality adding complexity at the end. Vintage conditions are reflected in a sense of tension. 94 100 Benjamin Lewin MW, Decanter (June 2022)