The Charles Joguet Les Varennes du Grand Clos Chinon Rouge 2019 is a stunning red wine that hails from the Loire Valley in France. In this vintage, the skilled winemakers at Charles Joguet have truly outdone themselves, producing a wine that is rich, complex, and utterly delicious. On the nose, this wine offers enticing aromas of ripe blackberries, dark cherries, and a hint of smoky oak. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied with a velvety texture and flavours of juicy plums, black currants, and a touch of spice. The tannins are well-integrated, giving the wine a smooth and elegant finish. The colour of this wine is a deep, vibrant ruby red, hinting at the intense flavours and aromas to come. This is a wine that can be enjoyed now, but will also benefit from a few years in the cellar. Pair it with hearty dishes such as lamb or beef stew for a truly indulgent experience.

Vinification

Cold pre-fermentation maceration (10°C) for 10 days, a minimum of 4 weeks of vatting, vinification temperatures below 21°C and numerous well-adapted pump-overs (watering of the cap of marc) and pigeage (cap of marc formed in the upper part of the vat and pushed into the liquid part) are necessary to reveal the complexity of this cuvee. At the end of the alcoholic fermentation, free-run wines and the best press wines are blended for malolactic fermentation in barrels. The French oak bar rels that accompany the maturation of Varennes du Grand Clos are partially renewed each year to obtain a melted and integrated maturation.

Maturation

This cuvée continues its maturation in our cellars, in oak barrels for 15 to 16 months depending on the vintage.

Region Notes

At the foot of the gravelly terrace, partly formed by the erosion of the limestone slope, this very special siliceous-clay and silico-limestone terroir is located on the left bank of the Vienne, in Sazilly.

Winemakers Comments

Long-keeping wines, the Varennes nevertheless assert themselves from their youth by their finesse and elegance.