Charles Joguet - Chinon Clos de la Dioterie Monopole 2019

Bettane & Desseauve

About the domain :

For Anne-Charlotte Genet, the quest for perfectly harmonious, uncluttered tannins is the guarantee of wines capable of being good young and good old. The result is seductive wines that embody charm, complexity, sensuality and great refinement. With a rare intelligence in her understanding of vines and wine, this is Chinon at its very best.

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

About the wine:

Clos de la Dioterie (northeast, limestone and clay-limestone) conceals a magnificent refinement of texture, a transparent expression of its terroir, and a slender depth that is absolutely energetic. It is ready for a very long ageing period of around thirty years. Stunning.

About the domain :

Founded in 1957 by Charles Joguet in Sazilly, on the left bank of the Vienne, this estate has returned to the top of the Chinon appellation. It's a kind of consecration for the team in charge of vinification and the vines, chosen by owner Jacques Genet. They work to a high level of excellence, given the size of the estate. Above all, the winemakers have revived a vibrant spirit of freshness in the great Cabernets, which have the originality of being born facing north-east. Few estates in the Loire region boast such unmissable grands cuvées: Clos de la Dioterie (2 hectares of octogenarian vines on clay-limestone soils, with northeast exposure, in Sazilly), Clos du Chêne Vert (2 hectares in the town of Chinon), Les Varennes du Grand Clos (4.5 hectares in Sazilly). Since their arrival in 2006, Anne-Charlotte Genet and Kévin Fontaine have never ceased to refine the expression of their cuvées. After a few excesses of ageing, they have now reached a level of refinement and depth that places them among the Loire's greatest reds. The 2020s and 2019s speak for themselves.

Wine Enthusiast

Vinous A. Galloni

About the wine:

Clos de la Dioterie 2019 is a round, ripe wine with a sense of density and enveloping character, as well as abundant vanilla achieved through oak. The tannins are slightly nervous and abundant, covering the palate with firmness. Clos de la Dioterie always reveals a mysterious, dark aspect, which will require bottle ageing to blossom. But it has the structural elements and fresh acidity to continue developing.