Charles Joguet Les Varennes du Grand Clos Chinon Rouge 2019 14% 750ml

Charles Joguet Les Varennes du Grand Clos Chinon Rouge 2019 14% 750ml

TASTING NOTES

VINIFICATION

Cold pre-fermentation maceration (10°C) for 10 days, a minimum of 4 weeks of vatting, vinification temperatures below 21°C and numerous well-adapted pump-overs (watering of the cap of marc) and pigeage (cap of marc formed in the upper part of the vat and pushed into the liquid part) are necessary to reveal the complexity of this cuvee. At the end of the alcoholic fermentation, free-run wines and the best press wines are blended for malolactic fermentation in barrels. The French oak bar rels that accompany the maturation of Varennes du Grand Clos are partially renewed each year to obtain a melted and integrated maturation.

MATURATION

This cuvee continues its maturation in our cellars, in oak barrels for 15 to 16 months depending on the vintage.

REGION NOTES

At the foot of the gravelly terrace, partly formed by the erosion of the limestone slope, this very special siliceous-clay and silico-limestone terroir is located on the left bank of the Vienne, in Sazilly.

WINEMAKERS COMMENTS

Long-keeping wines, the Varennes nevertheless assert themselves from their youth by their finesse and elegance.

Country: France

Region: Loire Valley

Vintage: 2019

Variety: Cabernet Franc

alcohol volume: 14

closure: Cork

volume: 750

wine style: Red (Full Bodied)