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, embodying 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, a 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 unique feature of being born facing north-east. Few estates in the Loire boast such unmissable grands cuvées: Clos de la Dioterie (2 hectares of octogenarian vines on clay-limestone soils, northeast exposure, in Sazilly), Clos du Chêne Vert (2 hectares in the town of Chinon, southwest, steep slope, clay-limestone and flint clay), Les Varennes du Grand Clos (4.5 hectares in Sazilly) aged eighteen months in barrel, then ten months in bottle before release. As for the entry-level cuvées, they manage to make cabernet franc consensual and fine, without losing the origin of the place. That's great quality! These modern Cabernet Francs, both fine and deep, manage to achieve the tour de force of retaining their digestible character, like the 2019, 2020 and now 2021, among the most ambitious in the Loire!

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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.