Winery Charles JoguetClos du Chêne Vert Chinon
Red wine
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Cabernet Franc.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.
The Clos du Chêne Vert Chinon of the Winery Charles Joguet is in the top 30 of wines of Chinon.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Clos du Chêne Vert Chinon of Winery Charles Joguet in the region of Loire Valley often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or smoke and sometimes also flavors of earthy, blackberry or minerality.
Food and wine pairings with Clos du Chêne Vert Chinon
Pairings that work perfectly with Clos du Chêne Vert Chinon
Original food and wine pairings with Clos du Chêne Vert Chinon
The Clos du Chêne Vert Chinon of Winery Charles Joguet matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of homemade italian lasagna, broccoli gratin or conejo al ajillo (spain).
Details and technical informations about Winery Charles Joguet's Clos du Chêne Vert Chinon.
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc
Supple, fragrant reds with fine tannins and vibrant freshness, showing raspberry, violet, green pepper, pencil lead and gentle spice aromas. Star of the Loire as a single variety (Chinon, Bourgueil, Saumur-Champigny) and of the right bank of Bordeaux in blends (Cheval Blanc at 60%). Also in semi-dry Anjou rosés. A historic Bordeaux variety, parent of Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Carmenère.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Clos du Chêne Vert Chinon from Winery Charles Joguet are 2003, 2009, 2001, 2006 and 2013.
Informations about the Winery Charles Joguet
The Winery Charles Joguet is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 15 wines for sale in the of Chinon to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Chinon
Northern limit of Cabernet Franc in France on the south bank of the Loire in Touraine: velvety, balanced reds with aromas of strawberry, raspberry, cherry, blackcurrant and sweet spices (vanilla, cinnamon), supple tannins and digestible freshness. Light, fruity wines from gravel soils, more structured and mineral tuffeau wines suited to ageing. Also lively rosés and rare Chenin whites. Touraine AOC west of Tours, one of France's northernmost red appellations, from everyday to age-worthy bottles.
The wine region of Loire Valley
Kingdom of lively, dry whites and fine sparklers. Mineral, taut Sauvignon Blanc (Sancerre, Pouilly-Fumé) with citrus and gunflint notes. Multiform Chenin Blanc (Vouvray, Savennières, Layon): straight dry, floral off-dry or noble sweet honey-quince. Saline, iodised Muscadet (Melon B.
The word of the wine: Size (champagne)
Juices that flow from the press after the cuvée, at the second pressing. Less fine, often more vegetal, it is mainly used to make the first price champagnes.
