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Chinon Les Charmes Charles Joguet 2017

Red fruitFood-friendly wine
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13.5%

1.5L

Intensity

This crunchy and juicy wine is truly charming.

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The cuvée "Les Charmes" comes from a clay-limestone terroir planted with 30-year-old Cabernet Franc stock. The vine is of course harvested by hand, and its harvest is vinified in stainless steel vats. The ageing lasts 16 months and gives the wine subtle aromas of red fruit. It is a straightforward wine, with crunchy and generous fruit, many tannins but with a nice finesse and freshness.

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Chinon Les Charmes Charles Joguet 2017

The wine

The cuvée "Les Charmes" comes from a clay-limestone terroir planted with 30-year-old Cabernet Franc stock. The vine is of course harvested by hand, and its harvest is vinified in stainless steel vats. The ageing lasts 16 months and gives the wine subtle aromas of red fruit. It is a straightforward wine, with crunchy and generous fruit, many tannins but with a nice finesse and freshness.

About the Producer Charles Joguet

Since its founding by Charles Joguet in 1957, the estate has sought to provide an exquisite showcase for the terroirs of Chinon, based on a simple idea: wine as an expression of its region. Alongside his mother, the Widow Joguet-Malécault (whose initials feature on the foil cover), Charles Joguet produced his first cuvées. Between 1962 and 1976, the vineyard was extended through several different plantations: Les Varennes du Grand Clos, the Clos de la Cure, and the Clos du Chêne Vert. Today, it covers more than 30 hectares (mostly planted with Cabernet Franc) spread across more than 25km, with a wide variety of terroirs (alluvial soil, gravel, clay, limestone, etc.). The soil is tilled or seeded with grass, yields are restricted and harvesting performed by hand, using small crates to avoid crushing the grapes. In the cellar, élevage lasts for a long time and sometimes takes place in bigger barrels so as to not overpower the wines with oak. Producing Cabernet Franc only, today the estate is run by Jacques Genet (the estate's owner and partner of Charles Joguet in 1985) and his daughter Anne-Charlotte. The Clos de la Dioterie, famous for its soil and the age of its vinestocks (80 years), is the domain's flagship, yet all its wines are of a high quality and rank among Chinon's finest.

Detailed characteristics

Quantity : 1 magnum

Origin : domain

Recoverable VAT : yes

Original wooden case / Original case : no

French customs seal : yes

Alcohol percentage : 13.5 %

Region : Loire Valley

Appellation : Chinon

Owner : Charles Joguet

Vintage : 2017

Colour : red

Service temperature : 16°

Viticulture : organic More information....

Size (in ha) : 21 hectares

Intensity : classic

Leading aroma : red fruit

Tasting occasion : food-friendly wine

Grape variety : Cabernet Franc
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