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Domaine Charles Joguet Chinon les Charmes 2018 - First Bottle

Technical Details

Blend	Cabernet Franc
Winemaker	Kevin Fontaine
Country	France
Region	Loire Valley
Appellation	Chinon
Vineyard	Les Charmes
Farming Method	Organic
Aging/Cooperage	7 months ini 4-5 year old barrels
Alcohol	14

Domaine Charles Joguet Chinon les Charmes 2018

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$39.95 $60.00 - 750mL

The KING of Cab Franc in the Loire, Domaine Charles Joguet is a star, discovered by Kermit in the late 70s. We are BLESSED and ultra-stoked to have a few cases for you (and us!).

This bottling of Cabernet Franc is very rarely seen outside of Europe and the quality, complexity and finesse are stunning. We are guilty of opening this far too young as their true glory lies ahead in the cellar, but boy is it tasty now!

Technical Details

Blend	Cabernet Franc
Winemaker	Kevin Fontaine
Country	France
Region	Loire Valley
Appellation	Chinon
Vineyard	Les Charmes
Farming Method	Organic
Aging/Cooperage	7 months ini 4-5 year old barrels
Alcohol	14%

About The Producer

Charles Joguet, a painter and sculptor by trade, abanodned his art careet to begin a new profession on his family domain in 1957. Charles was a pioneer in the Loire Valley for single vineyard bottling and put Chinon on the map. Kermit Lynch discovered him in the 1970's and the rest is history. Today, Kevin Fontaine oversees the vineyards and cellar. He and his team cultivate thrity-six hectares of Cabernet Franc. The domaine bottles nine different cuvees, each one has its own unique story and terroir. The Les Charmes vineyard is made up of 22-26 year old vines and limestone and clay soils.

Reviews

Robert Parker Wine's Advocate
The 2018 Chinon Les Charmes is from a selection of north-facing parcels with 35-year-old vines on clay-limestone located on the left bank of the Vienne, on the heights of Anché, a neighboring commune of Sazilly. Vinified in wooden vats and aged for six months in French oak barrels, Les Charmes offers a pure, intense and fresh bouquet of perfectly ripe black berries intertwined with spicy notes of crushed stones and a dash of lemon juice. Silky, fresh and refined on the palate, this is an elegant, juicy and intense Cabernet Franc with a dense black berry texture, fine and ripe tannins and lingering mineral acidity. The wine is tight and tensioned and leaves the palate hardly and with great intensity. This is an excellent Chinon for now and a decade or more. Tasted in June 2021.