The 2015 L'Amiral is an impressive, savory, refined Cabernet Franc that is almost Bordeaux-like in its classicism. This cuvée is only made in what the producer deems to be an exceptional year, and then aged in barrel for...

Still young, this structured wine offers powerful tannins that contrast with layered red-cherry and plum flavors. The generous wine has the potential to smooth out as it matures further. Drink from 2023. ROGER VOSS

From old vines planted in a single vineyard, this is a spectacular red. It has the crisp acidity of the cool-climate Sancerre, but it also has the weight and ripeness of a fine Burgundy. The wood aging has left a spicy...

The 2018 Anjou Violette is deep, rich and very intense but elegant on the pure and refined nose, with dark fruit, tea and kumquat aromas. Full-bodied, deep and generous on the palate, this is a full-bodied, rich and...

An elegant, firmly structured red, featuring fresh red currant, smoked meat and dusty herbs driven by salty, tangy acidity. Reveals crushed tobacco leaf and black tea that add nice range, with an iodine spine providing...

The 2017 Val de Loire Grolleau is intense and finely reductive on the more bloody and concentrated nose that offers dark, black fruit with tobacco and leathery flavors. Silky-textured, round and sweet on the palate, this...

Within Clos Rougeard's trio of red wines, Les Poyeux best emphasises the elegant, silky house style. The nose is nimble and focused, showing notes of old leather, dried herbs, potter's clay and red plums. The mid-weight...

The 2011 Saumur-Champigny Les Poyeux is dressed in a dark and dense red color. Very pure, intense, ripe, concentrated and almost bloody, as well as leathery on the nose where black olives, licorice, black cherries and...

The 2016 Saumur Rouge La Charpentrie is a classic Cabernet Franc with coolish, fresh and spicy blackcurrant and blue berry aromas intertwined with floral notes. Silky and elegant on the palate, this is a perfectly ripe...

This ripe wine is still developing. Full of black fruits, spice and rich tannins, it is structured and generously endowed with weight and concentration. The wine will be ready to drink from 2025. - Roger Voss