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Charles Joguet, Chinon Clos de la Dioterie 2018
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Tasting notes
Reviewed by: Rebecca Gibb
The 2018 Chinon Clos de la Dioterie is richly fruited, reflecting the warmth of the vintage, and soft and mouth-filling despite not being heavy. There's baked fruit here, suggesting a combination of black currant, red cherry, cedar and spice. The tannins are structured and textured, showing this wine's intent, but it's all very well handled – those tannins are both resolved and incredibly chalky. This is a lengthy, serious wine with sinew. The vintage might be evident in the high alcohol and warm profile, but the class of the site is also indisputable.
Reviewed by: Rebecca Gibb MW
The 2018 Chinon Clos de la Dioterie is richly fruited, reflecting the warmth of the vintage, and soft and mouth-filling despite not being heavy. There's baked fruit here, suggesting a combination of black currant, red cherry, cedar and spice. The tannins are structured and textured, showing this wine's intent, but it's all very well handled – those tannins are both resolved and incredibly chalky. This is a lengthy, serious wine with sinew. The vintage might be evident in the high alcohol and warm profile, but the class of the site is also indisputable.
About the Producer
The Domaine Charles Joguet vineyard has distant and somewhat curious origins. As was the case for many houses, the invasion of phylloxera and mechanisation led the Beaudoin-Joguet-Malécault family to practice mixed farming. However, the vineyard part of their property in Sazilly, entirely planted with Cabernet Franc, dates back to 1830 and perhaps longer. As for the Clos de la Dioterie, it was under vine one or two centuries before 1789.
