Domaine des Closiers

Loire Valley Cabernet Franc from the Saumur appellation.

Domaine des Closiers produces wine in the Loire Valley, France's sprawling region of cool-climate viticulture and mineral-driven whites and reds. The domaine's Saumur-Champigny, a wine built from Cabernet Franc, demonstrates the Loire's signature approach to this variety: structured, food-focused reds with herbal undertones and bright acidity rather than ripe fruit weight. Cabernet Franc thrives in the Loire's slate and limestone soils, and the Saumur appellation—situated along the Loire River in Anjou—has long been recognized for elegant expressions of the grape. Wine Advocate has rated the domaine's Saumur-Champigny, affirming its place within the region's serious red wine tradition.