2006 Charles Joguet Chinon Les Varennes du Grand Clos

Community Tasting Notes (18) Avg Score: 91.1 points

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  7/1/2022 - Wine Spam wrote: 94 Points

  Really strong showing. Expressive nose and palate of cedar, tobacco, bell pepper, dried red fruit, and herbal characters. Excellent balance on the palate still fresh and long. I only had the one bottle, but it certainly paid off. Throwing a ton of sediment, but plenty of life left.

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  6/23/2019 - portman63 Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Tasted as paired with the same 06 Franc de Pied: This was more red fruit driven with some dark minerality and a fresher presentation overall. More medium bodied through the palate. A very nice wine with a solid future.

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  4/9/2019 - AV2012 wrote:

  Fresher, juicier, with higher acidity than FdP version. More dark fruit profile as well.

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  2/8/2018 - winot Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Medium deep blood red - green tobacco, herbs, chokecherry nose, some spice - the fruit appears on the palate - intense, reduced essence of raspberry, red currant - definitely a briary aspect to it, but overall, I think it is still way too young to properly assess - the tannins are still very present and numerous - loads of fruit here though. I've got one bottle left, and I think I might keep it for a decade - it will likely be on the savoury side, but I'm imagining it will be quite complex.

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  10/15/2017 - winelover1808 wrote: 92 Points

  finally popped this! great QPR. needs time to open. yummy, very french. bell pepper and coffee on the nose. a bit bordeaux like to me. this is really compelling for the price!

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