Lots of fruit in the start of the taste; the acidity is a bit higher than in champagne. The wine is very pure and the aftertaste is very elegant, but has a limited length.

Superb fruit, lovely wood, but not fully integrated; my first impression Corton-Charlemagne or top-Puligny; however it was in between. The fruit is more prominent than the wood, but the real power of this wine is in the aftertaste with layers on layers of fruit, glycerine and white fruit combined with lovely bitters.

A real surprise, beautifully dosed wood and mint, with a tad higher acidity than usual, like a grillo, white fruit, juicy and with a long and mineral (and still a bit minty) aftertaste, refined, concentrated and balanced.

Not a punishment to taste this wine; Loek adores the wines of this producer and he has right. Spicy, slightly minty, a roussanne like smoothness, concentrated and always with modesty (noblesse oblige); refined till the end.

My first encounter with Clos Rougeard and a good one, starting shy and a bit fragrant, so i thought the wine was older than '09. With aeration however the wine grew; some cherries, recognizable cabernet franc, but not Bordeaux (more freshness in the backbone), a hint of mint, soft peppers, lovely balance and the aftertaste grew with more air.
With this determination, although never tasted before, I guessed...Clos Rougeard.

Very elegant bouquet, soft spices, friendly acidity, light red and transparant colour with a bit brown at the edge, modestly dosed wood, modest sweetness and elegant citrus. The balanced aftertaste is quite long and surprisingly fresh. This wine did not show its age.

After we had tasted this wine again (2 years after the previous glass) the bottle was empty!! Compared to my previous note the wine had grown with more aeration, elegant wood, eucalyptus, spicy, perfect tannins and an eternal aftertaste; 96 points and one for being still so refined.