2021 Domaine des Closiers Bay Rouge 750ml Bonnes Mares a dash of pepper and

a dash of pepper and roasted root vegetables

into French oak for 12 months

serious and compact finale

Full bodied

2021 Domaine des Closiers Bay Rouge 750ml Bonnes Mares a dash of pepper andThe 2020 Bay Rouge is an atypical Saumur Champigny. This is a Cabernet Franc for Rioja lovers. Aromatically, it's all sweet vanilla and coconut spice derived from three years' maturation in new barrels. Hailing from a west facing single plot of 65 year old vines, the tiny yields of just 20 hl ha provide concentration so that the fruit supports the oak on the palate. This is rich and bold yet finely polished with a silken texture. It's intriguing that