Clos de la Dioterie

In the glass

Aroma: black cherry, cedar, graphite, violet, tobacco

Palate: cassis, bramble, chalk, leather, fine tannin

The Joguet flagship from an old-vines clay-limestone clos planted in 1953. Powerful, structured Cabernet Franc with cedar, graphite and a leathery, slowly-evolving finish.

What it pairs with

• Roast saddle of venison with juniper
  Game and juniper meet the wine's cedar and graphite spine.
• Beef Wellington
  Full body and firm tannin frame beef fillet wrapped in mushroom and pastry.
• Roquefort with figs
  Sweet figs bridge the wine's dark fruit while the cheese sharpens its mineral grip.
• Slow-braised wild boar
  The wine's structure rewards long-cooked game; leather notes echo the dish.

History

Charles Joguet pioneered single-vineyard Chinon in the 1970s. Clos de la Dioterie is a walled clos of Cabernet Franc planted in 1953 on clay-limestone. The Genet family acquired the domaine from Joguet in 1985 and Kevin Fontaine took over winemaking in 2007.

1. 1953: Clos de la Dioterie planted
2. 1976: First vintage bottled as single-vineyard cuvee
3. 1985: Genet family takes over the domaine
4. 2007: Kevin Fontaine becomes winemaker

Facts

Producer

Domaine Charles Joguet · visiting guide

Grapes

Cabernet Franc (100%)

Classification

Chinon AOC

Oak

18 to 20 months in oak barrels and demi-muids, around 20 percent new

ABV

13.5%

Price

EUR 45 to 75 at retail

Drinking window

10 to 30 from vintage

First vintage

1976

Organic

ORGANIC CERTIFIED

Vegan

Yes (no animal-derived fining)

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