Charles Joguet

Les Varennes du Grand Clos Chinon Cabernet Franc

9.012 ratings

9.15 pro ratings

Chinon, Touraine, Loire Valley, France

Cabernet Franc

Exotic Spices, Baking Spices, Hard Cheese, Blue Cheese, Chili & Hot Spicy, Pungent Cheese, Potato, White Rice, Herbs, Tomato-Based, Pasta, Mushrooms, Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Salami & Prosciutto, Beef, Soft Cheese, Chicken, Lamb, Turkey, Pork, Duck, Venison

Top Notes For

William Allen - Two Shepherds

Owner/Winemaker Two Shepherds

8.9

Wonderful fresh bright lively Chinon (cab franc) gorgeous 2009

Wonderful fresh bright lively Chinon (cab franc) gorgeous 2009

Nov 7th, 2013

S C O T T S H E L D E N

9.3

Excellent Cabernet Franc! #winegazer

Excellent Cabernet Franc! #winegazer

Oct 26th, 2013

Owner/Winemaker Corison Winery

9.4

Complete. Mineral. Lush and lean at the same time. Delicious with Cheese Board pizza in Berkeley. Terrific value.

Complete. Mineral. Lush and lean at the same time. Delicious with Cheese Board pizza in Berkeley. Terrific value.

Feb 12th, 2013

Sales Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant

This is going to be a long-lived wine. Serious, dark, epic Cab Franc with acid and tannin for days. Good now, but probably peaking in 10+ more years.

This is going to be a long-lived wine. Serious, dark, epic Cab Franc with acid and tannin for days. Good now, but probably peaking in 10+ more years.

Feb 5th, 2017

Rafael E. Garcia

Sommelier, L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon Las Vegas

8.9

Rafael E. had this 8 years ago

Rafael E. had this 8 years ago

Jan 27th, 2017

Sommelier The Boarding House

8.9

Dan had this 10 years ago

Dan had this 10 years ago

Apr 16th, 2015

8.9

Ambre had this 6 years ago

Ambre had this 6 years ago

Dec 10th, 2018

9.0

Chris had this 6 years ago

Chris had this 6 years ago

Nov 22nd, 2018

9.2

Cem had this 7 years ago

Cem had this 7 years ago

Oct 29th, 2017

9.0

Katie had this 9 years ago

Katie had this 9 years ago

Nov 24th, 2015