Charles Joguet | Loire | Clos de la Dioterie, Monopole AOC | 2016 | 750ml | bio

Description

Product description for Charles Joguet Clos de la Dioterie, Monopole AOC 2016 (bio)

Wine Information

The Clos de la Dioterie is the domaine’s most famous vineyard. It was first mentioned in the Middle Ages, when it was still fully enclosed, and is located not far from the Vienne River, directly on the winery’s edge. The relatively flat vineyard has a clay topsoil and limestone and mica subsoil. The vines are 90 to 100 years old. The Cabernet Franc undergoes a cool pre-fermentation for ten days at 10°C. The skin maceration in wooden vats lasts around four weeks at temperatures not exceeding 21°C. Once alcoholic fermentation is complete, the first-run wines and the best press wines are blended for malolactic fermentation. The French oak barrels are partially replaced every year, so that around one-fifth of the barrels are new and one- to four-year-old. The vintages then mature for 15 to 16 months in wood, a further six months in tanks for harmonization, and are then bottled.

Colour

Slightly transparent garnet red with a very light brick-red rim.

Nose

Here, the first impression in the glass also reveals the wine’s aroma; it is just as transparent as the colour. The 2016 Clos de la Dioterie is a subtle, ethereal wine with notes of mint and chalk, the finest wood and herbs, and a hint of cassis. It is beautifully clear and unadulterated, balsamic and ethereal at the same time. A dream.

Palate

On the palate, the Chinon delivers clarity and subtlety with a slightly green, yet ripe bell pepper note combined with red and, here, plenty of dark blue fruit, as well as light earthy notes. Ethereal and yet rooted, the Clos de la Dioterie is fantastically balanced, but is only just beginning to mature.

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Wine Advocate

Score: 93+

The monopole 2016 Chinon Clos de la Dioterie is deeply aromatic on the nose, which is pretty precise and elegant in its transparent but perfectly ripe and concentrated red and black cassis aromas. Smooth, round and juicy on the palate, this is a refreshing Dioterie with fine tannins and a long and tight finish. The 2016 will develop very well, because all its components are of high quality.
Stephan Reinhardt

Producer website: https://www.charlesjoguet.com/