Charles Joguet, Chinon “Les Petites Roches”, Loire, France, 2020
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Overview of the Wine
Charles Joguet, a young painter and sculptor, abandoned a budding art career to assume direction of the family domaine in 1957. He began to question the common practice of selling grapes to negociants, as his family had done for years. The Joguets owned prime vineyard land between the Loire and Vienne Rivers with distinct variations in the soils. To sell the grapes off or vinify the individualized plots together would have been madness. Separate terroirs, Charles believed, necessitate separate vinifications. He took the risks necessary to master single-vineyard bottling with an artistry that Chinon had never before seen. Charles has since retired. Today, the eager and talented Kevin Fontaine oversees the vineyards and the cellars.
Winemaker
Kevin Fontaine
Grape / Blend
Cabernet Franc
Origin
Loire, France
Winemaker's Tasting Notes
The great classic of Chinon with rillettes, rillons, poultry or fresh goat's cheese. The cuvée Les Petites Roches, with its predominantly clayey and moderately chalky slopes and plateaus, offers wines with red fruit aromas and a nice mineral structure, to be enjoyed within five years of the vintage.
Pretty nose with plums, black currants, blueberries and stones with smoked paprika undertones. It’s medium-bodied with fine tannins and fresh acidity. Precise and well-crafted with harmonious structure. Succulent with some sour cherries and red currant at the center and a flavorful, developing finish. From organically grown grapes. Drink or hold.
90 Points - Wine Advocate
Crafted from vines planted on clay, calcareous soils, the 2020 Chinon Les Petites Roches possesses a delicate, fresh bouquet of violet, dark berries and spices. Medium-bodied, layered and elegant, with a juicy core of fruit, it’s long and lively. More structured than Silènes, it also has bright acids and a longer mid-palate, concluding with a mouthwatering, ethereal finish. A great effort.
Product size: 750ml
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