1988 Charles Joguet Chinon Clos de la Dioterie

Community Tasting Notes (11) Avg Score: 92.2 points

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  2/18/2023 - ethanwade Likes this wine:

  Seriously the most amazing bottle - cork took a lot of love to come out intact but as soon as it was open I was struck by how fresh it smelled and wasn’t disappointed. Garnet color with tawny bricking, still so alive with a nose of tart raspberry, really strong pyrazines, wet moss and forest floor with a touch of garden mint. The palate is so fresh, full and enveloping - surprisingly weighty mid palate and a spicy, drying finish that lasts and lasts. Truly an exceptional bottle.

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  10/15/2022 - coremill wrote: 92 Points

  The cork fell into the bottle when I tried to remove it with an Ah-So, so I decanted it, but fortunately the wine was in good shape. Classic Chinon notes of ripe raspberries, lots of earthy funk and soil, and some leafy pyrazine. Plus maybe a hint of Brett, but this is not overly horsey.
  Still lots of fruit and extract on the palate supported by some earthy tannin with juicy acid. The tannins have a slight rusticity (this isn't Chambolle) but are not overly rough. Beautiful length. Not surprisingly, even better with food, which smooths out the structure. A really lovely mature example.

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  7/2/2020 - LoireFan wrote: 93 Points

  Best Joguet I’ve ever had. 93-94, magnum. Very pleasing.

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  6/27/2016 - Collector1855 wrote: 96 Points

  During a tasting lunch. From Magnum. This goes down as the most interesting bottle of the lunch from an educational purpose. I have not had Cabernet Franc from Loire at this age. Medium brownish garnet. Very interesting nose with clear green and leafy components so typically for a CabFranc, intermixed with red fruit, earth and foresty notes. On the palate the wine was elegant and masculine at the same time, with fully dissolved tannins. A wine of character due to the leafy side of the grape varietal. Very nice.

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  5/17/2013 - Tim Heaton Likes this wine:

  PnP served non-blind over 2 hours. Still loads of funk, but after an hour, the fruit began to add some weight and complexity. Nice white peppercorn aromas surrounding a core of soft red (predominantly cherry) fruit. Medium bodied, acids seem to want to outlive the fruit and tannins. I think I missed the end of the preferred plateau by 3-4 years. 11-14% abv, drink now for best enjoyment.
  
  (cork and fill about avg condition)

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