The 2009 vintage of Clos Rougeard’s Saumur Blanc is starting to blossom very nicely, with the riper year giving the wine a bit of uncharacteristic generosity in its adolescence, but with the structure to still age long and gracefully. The bouquet jumps from the glass in a fine blend of tangerine, honeysuckle, a nice touch of almond, beeswax, lovely soil tones, a touch of new leather and a very discreet framing of vanillin oak. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and quite broad-shouldered in profile, with a fine core, less generosity than the nose suggests, bright acids and a long, focused and snappy finish. This is only a few years away from really starting to hit on all cylinders, and though it will most likely never be quite as precise as the 2010, this is going to be a very good bottle for a long time. Drink between 2020-2060.