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Chinon "Cuvée de la Cure", Joguet - 2020

Name: Chinon "Cuvée de la Cure", Joguet
Brand: Joguet
SKU: 22759
Price: 41.99 USD
Availability: InStock

Item # 22759 750 mL

This cuvée comes from Cabernet Franc vines planted in clay and gravel-based soils. After hand-harvesting, the grapes are macerated on the skins for 5 days. This wine is made from free-run juice and the wine was aged in older barrels for a year before bottling.

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Color

Red

Vintage

2020

Country

France

Region

Loire

Sub-Region

Touraine

Appellation/Village

Chinon

Producer

Joguet

Grape Variety

Cabernet Franc

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Staff Pick Notes

Charles Joguet is a name to know if you have an interest in the wines of Chinon. He started out as an artist, but took over the family domaine in 1957 and never looked back. For years his family sold their grapes to negociants for production of generic wines. But Charles decided to take it all back and vinify wines from separate plots in order to highlight the region's varied and unique soil types. This 'Cuvée de la Cure" is one of their entry level wines - a blend of several vineyards planted in gravel soils- and it's a fantastic introduction to their style. Bursting with fresh flavors - raspberry reduction, over ripe strawberries and a splash of red chili. Nice acidity, medium bodied, and a versatile food wine for those especially difficult to pair vegetables (asparagus, green beans, etc.). Drink with a slight chill!

- TD

Glossary

Loire

There’s a lot to remember when it comes to the Loire. Novices, take note: Cabernet Franc is a great alternative to Cabernet Sauvignon, Muscadet is unparalleled as a companion to shellfish, and Cour Cheverny is the best white wine appellation you’ve never heard of. As diverse as Loire wines are, one day soon you'll know your Melon de Bourgogne from your Romorantin.

Cabernet Franc

Relegated to moderate obscurity in modern times, Cabernet Franc is in fact the proud parent of the attention-hogging Cabernet Sauvignon (after an illicit affair with Sauvignon Blanc a hundred-odd years ago). Cabernet Franc has remained close to its roots in France, enjoying small pockets of popularity primarily in the Loire Valley (specifically in Chinon), where it is often bottled as a varietal wine, and in Bordeaux where it is still used in moderate percentages in the typical blends. In fact,...