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Name: Domaine DES CLOSIERS COUDRAIES 2020
Brand: Vitis Epicuria
Price: 27 EUR
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Rating: 4.8 (113 reviews)

The Closiers estate is located in Parnay, in the heart of the Saumur Champigny appellation. The Closiers were the winegrowers who worked in the vineyards and lived in the troglodytic dwellings at the foot of the hillside. The estate extends over 15 hectares on clay-limestone soil. The vines have an average age of 35 years. About 95% of the vineyard is planted with Cabernet Franc to produce rich, fine AOC Saumur Champigny wines. There are a few parcels of Chenin.

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Domaine DES CLOSIERS COUDRAIES 2020

Appellation : SAUMUR CHAMPIGNY

Millésime : 2020

Color : Red

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Domaine des Closiers, located in Parnay at the heart of the Saumur-Champigny appellation, extends over 24 hectares of vines averaging 35 years of age, planted on clay-limestone soils. Acquired in 2018 by Anatole de La Brosse, a former consultant turned winemaker by passion, the estate immediately converted to organic viticulture and produces primarily Cabernet Franc wines of remarkable purity and elegance, guided by two iconic Loire Valley figures: Michel Chevré and Nady Foucault.

L'histoire du domaine

The history of Domaine des Closiers is rooted in the winegrowing tradition of Parnay, a small village renowned for its steep hillsides overlooking the Loire. Developed over five generations, the estate already bore the evocative name of "closiers" — the winegrowers who once cultivated enclosed vineyards and lived in troglodytic dwellings carved into the tuffeau limestone cliffs. In 2018, Anatole de La Brosse acquired this historic property with a clear ambition: to make it one of the great references of the Saumur-Champigny appellation. Trained as an enologist before becoming a strategy consultant at the helm of one of the world's largest consulting firms, Anatole decided at nearly fifty to return to his first passion. From the inaugural 2019 vintage, the French press and critics hailed the estate with enthusiasm, going so far as to compare it to the legendary Clos Rougeard. This immediate recognition was no accident: from the outset, Anatole surrounded himself with the finest advisors — Michel Chevré, from Clos de l'Ecotard, for organic conversion and winemaking, and Nady Foucault, former owner of Clos Rougeard, for élevage guidance. In 2023, the estate obtained Ecocert organic certification, confirming the commitment made from the very beginning.

Le terroir

The Domaine des Closiers vineyard extends over 24 hectares, including 15 hectares certified organic in Parnay and 9 hectares in conversion divided between Souzay-Champigny and Dampierre — a strategic "reserve" to mitigate climatic hazards. The parcels are located primarily on the steep hillsides of Parnay, a rare configuration in a largely flat appellation, which gives the wines depth and structure. The clay-limestone soil rests on tuffeau, the soft limestone rock typical of the Loire Valley, which brings minerality, finesse and ageing potential. The vines, averaging 35 years of age, are managed according to organic and biodynamic principles: natural grass cover, meticulous soil work, respect for the lunar calendar, herbal preparations and infusions (nettles, ferns, willows), no chemical products except microscopic doses of copper and sulphur. Yields are deliberately controlled to extract the quintessence of each terroir. In the cellar, grapes are transported in 20 kg crates and undergo four successive sortings before vinification. Fermentations occur spontaneously in temperature-controlled tanks with indigenous yeasts and extended macerations of around one month, then the wines are aged in natural troglodytic cellars carved into the cliff.

Les vins

The Domaine des Closiers range comprises four red cuvées and two whites. In red, 95% of the vineyard is planted with Cabernet Franc, the appellation's king grape variety. The entry-level cuvée, Les Closiers, a blend of several parcels around Parnay, is aged 8 to 10 months in tank and old wood — a deep, nuanced and pure wine, capable of ageing 10 to 15 years. Les Coudraies, sourced from a 6-hectare parcel selected from the finest hillsides, is aged 12 months in used barrels: structure, finesse and the complex aromas of Cabernet Franc in all its splendour. The single-vineyard cuvée Les Trézellières, from a 1.4-hectare old-vine parcel, is aged 24 months in barrels (10 to 20% new oak) — an exceptional wine, powerful and restrained, with a velvety texture. In white, the Allegory cuvée (Chenin Blanc) comes from parcels in the lieu-dit Les Gorys and expresses the complexity and finesse of Loire whites, while Libéré (Chardonnay) is an atypical wine for the region, in IGP Val de Loire, fleshy and dense. The wine style is characterised by exceptional fruit purity, mineral tension and a silky texture reminiscent of the greatest bottles from Clos Rougeard.

Le vigneron

Anatole de La Brosse embodies a singular trajectory in the French wine world. Trained in enology in his youth, he first chose a career in strategy consulting, spending twenty years as one of the leaders of a top-tier international firm. But his passion for wine never left him, and it was at nearly fifty that he decided to return to his first love. After an apprenticeship alongside Pascal Lorieux in Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil and Chinon, he acquired Domaine des Closiers in 2018 with a clear vision: to produce wines at the highest level by relying on the excellence of Parnay's terroirs and the experience of the Loire's finest vignerons. A perfectionist and passionate, he immediately surrounded himself with Michel Chevré for organic conversion and winemaking, and Nady Foucault for élevage guidance. Convinced that the winemaker "is nothing without his team," Anatole works closely with Pierre Derouin, his estate manager who oversees vineyard work according to biodynamic principles, and Loïc Yven. Since 2018, Anatole has pursued his expansion in the Loire Valley, acquiring Domaine Teyras de Grandval in Cravant-les-Coteaux in 2023, then Domaine Patrick Baudouin in Anjou in 2025, thus affirming his determination to create exceptional estates across the Loire's greatest appellations.

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