2003 Charles Joguet Chinon Cuvée de La Cure

Community Tasting Notes (12) Avg Score: 84.1 points

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  10/16/2012 - JohnSh wrote: 85 Points

  After an hour open, this wine is light-medium ruby coloured. The nose is interesting, not too powerful, but with some leather, red licorice, plums and cherries. Mainly a mix of redfruits on the fairly light, elegant, and simple palate. Despite the lightness, there are still some slight tannins at the back end. This would probably be best with subtle foods, and is probably best to drink now or in the very near future. No brett, though, and no green notes from this bottle, but ultimately not very interesting (B).

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  8/11/2008 - Baylorwine wrote: 88 Points

  Enjoyable funky wine. Needed about 2 1/2-3 hours to come around, but definately enjoyable with roasted leg of lamb.

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  12/1/2007 - johnleeper wrote: 80 Points

  I could not get passed the green pepper note. I guess it was the heat in 2003, but I think I will leave these to the Paris bistros.

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  9/21/2007 - guitarguy wrote: 82 Points

  The nose is of aged plums and a little horsey stank. There is bret here but not so much to make you puke. It is an odd bret, maybe what some people consider "good bret". Other than that, the wine seems to be pretty dead. I do not get much fruit and the tannins are way up front at this point. Drink up guys.

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  5/31/2007 - guitarguy wrote: 81 Points

  Hell am I tired of wines with bret. Seems like every other wine I have these days is polluted with it. Lazy winemaking.
  
  This wine has a bit of bret stink in the nose which is not blowing off. In fact, that is the only thing I get on the nose. The wine is quite purple and fresh looking. Tannins are moderate, with some mild bret in the flavor profile. The wine has a mineral toughness and not a lot of fruit shines through. I am reasonably sensitive to TCA and there might just be a small bit in this. Since Chinons rarely see wood, I do not think that faint flavor is from old or polluted barrels. I am recommending consuming soon. This will not improve and drinking asap will preserve what little fruit is not polluted with bret. It is not getting any better in the glass either.

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