Charles Joguet, Chinon Varennes du Grand Clos, 2010 so101625 spain offer fermented in old cement vats

fermented in old cement vats and raised in barrel

Now revealing its promised complexity with significant aging potential remaining

Pour it cold and stop worrying

A wine of radical authenticity from a grower who lets terroir speak without mediation

Charles Joguet, Chinon Varennes du Grand Clos, 2010 so101625 spain offer fermented in old cement vatsCharles Joguet changed Chinon forever by treating Cabernet Franc the way Burgundians treat Pinot, bottling each terroir on its own. Varennes du Grand Clos is a prized gravel and clay parcel near the river that gives a generous yet structured wine, one of the domaine's most complete. Dark and intense in youth, it asks for cellar time. The 2010 was a firm, age worthy vintage; at well over a decade on it is now mature, layered, and drinking beautifully.