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2011 Charles Joguet Chinon Les Varennes du Grand Clos
Cabernet Franc
- France
- Loire Valley
- Touraine
- Chinon
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Community Tasting Notes 28
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Boudica Likes this wine: 91 points
June 9, 2022 - Herbal, green capsium, cassis and cigar box on the nose, with cassis, bay leaf, milk chocolate and spices on the palate. Well balanced. Slight grippiness, not the most complex Chinon but delicious nonetheless.
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Julian Marshall Likes this wine: 92 points
June 7, 2021 - Red cherries, herbs and wild strawberry on the nose, then quite a chunky mouthful of blackberry, before the elegance takes over and the wine moves into a creamy, soft middle section of light raspberry, nuanced with wild strawberry and blackberry, the red cherries coming back in the finish. Still quite young, it needs another few years, but very Margalais in style, understated and subtle.
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gallu wrote: 92 points
January 26, 2021 - 92 Rubí brillante, capa media. Nariz floral, violetas, cereza picota. En boca es soberbio, delicado, fino, largo. Con muy buena acidez y un tanino muy fino. En su punto, maduro, muy serio. Estupendo vino.
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Guillaume-en-égypte Likes this wine: 92 points
October 6, 2020 - Agree with other recent tasting notes that this is drinking very well at the moment, and I would guess at peak or thereabouts (edit: the domaine recommends 2019 - 2024, so may improve further) . A very pleasant surprise and a very significant improvement to a bottle I had a few years back which seemed rather ordinary.
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Macman77 Likes this wine: 93 points
August 8, 2020 - Perfect condition close to its peak. Typical nose with green pepper, cassis, herbal tones and raw meat
Raspberries and cassis in the palate together with lead pencil, bay leaf and dark chocolate.1 person found this helpful Comments (2)
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2011
- Type Red
- Producer Charles Joguet
- Varietal Cabernet Franc
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard Les Varennes du Grand Clos
- Country France
- Region Loire Valley
- SubRegion Touraine
- Appellation Chinon
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 95 (45%)
- Consumed 118 (55%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
Deer, Lamb Shanks and Polenta, Steak and pomme fritesWho Likes This Wine
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- ProducerCharles Joguet
- VarietyCabernet Franc
- VineyardLes Varennes du Grand Clos
- CountryFrance
- RegionLoire Valley
- SubRegionTouraine
- AppellationChinon
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