"A colorful Chinon, with great controlled power, endowed with the mineral sap brought by the terroir. Finely mentholated, it will evolve with great freshness and energy. Remarkable. "(Le Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France 2020 - RVF)
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Eye
Intense color with ruby highlights
Nose
With aromas of ripe red fruits, violets, and spices, all wrapped up in elegance.
Mouth
Full-bodied and aromatic with great finesse
Serve
At 14-16°C
Open
1 hour before
Drink before
2030+
Food and wine pairings
Enjoy with red meat, duck breast, salted pork with lentils, veal with chanterelle mushrooms...
Bettane & Desseauve
Wine rated 16.5/20 (Reference wine)
Rated estate (2025 guide) 4 stars (Producers of very high quality, those who are the pride of French vineyards)
About wine:
Tannins currently a little subdued and tight on the finish.
About the estate:
For Anne-Charlotte Genet, the quest for perfectly harmonious tannins without any harshness is the guarantee of wines that are capable of being good when young and good when aged. The result is seductive wines that embody charm, complexity, sensuality, and great refinement. With a rare intelligence in understanding vines and wine, this is Chinon at its very best.
Guide Hachette des vins
Wine rating (2020 guide) 2 stars (Outstanding wine)
About wine:
Length, liveliness, smoothness, elegance... Adjectives abound to describe the organoleptic qualities of this wine made from the iconic "Breton" grape variety which, according to Rabelais, "grows nowhere else in Brittany but in this good land of Veron." A wine that expresses itself in a style full of freshness, with round tannins providing support.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Wine rated (2020 guide) 16,5/20 (Very good wine)
Rated estate (2025 guide) 2 stars (These very large estates, often blessed with fabulous terroirs, are must-haves which, thanks to their consistency and the excellence of their production, deserve a place in the cellars of discerning wine lovers).
About wine:
A colorful Chinon, with great controlled power, endowed with the mineral vitality provided by the terroir. Finely mentholated, it will evolve with great freshness and energy. Remarkable.
About the estate:
Founded in 1957 by Charles Joguet in Sazilly, on the left bank of the Vienne River, this estate has returned to the top of the Chinon appellation, a crowning achievement for the team in charge of winemaking and vineyards, chosen by owner Jacques Genet. They work to a high standard of excellence, given the size of the estate. The winemakers have above all revived a vibrant spirit of freshness in the great Cabernets, which have the originality of being exposed to the northeast. Few estates in the Loire have such essential grand cuvées: Clos de la Dioterie (2 hectares of 80-year-old vines on clay-limestone soils, facing northeast, in Sazilly), Clos du Chêne Vert (2 hectares in the town of Chinon, southwest, steep slope, clay-limestone and flint clay), Les Varennes du Grand Clos (4.5 hectares in Sazilly) aged for eighteen months in barrels then ten months in bottles before release. As for the entry-level vintages, they manage to make Cabernet Franc consensual and refined, without losing the origin of the terroir. This is a great quality! These modern Cabernet Francs, both refined and deep, manage to achieve the feat of retaining their digestibility, as seen in the 2019, 2020, and now 2021 vintages, which are among the most ambitious in the Loire!
Wine Enthusiast
Rated Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Wine Enthusiast)
Customer rating
3/5
based on 1 review
Note and opinion by Mr. LAURENT B. Published on 12/18/2024
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