Charles Joguet, Chinon Clos du Chene Vert, 2012 050126OFFER offering up supple pink and

offering up supple pink and red fruits (strawberry-rhubarb

sandy slopes near Château Figeac

with Cabernet Franc and a little Cabernet Sauvignon

The vines grow in the limestone-rich soils of Robertson

plenty of crunchy fruit and a long and persistent finish

Charles Joguet, Chinon Clos du Chene Vert, 2012 050126OFFER offering up supple pink andCharles Joguet is the founding father of serious Chinon, the grower who mapped the appellation's terroirs into a lineup of distinct single vineyard Cabernet Francs. Clos du Chene Vert is a steep limestone parcel that delivers an especially structured, stony style. The 2012 was a cooler, tightly wound vintage; dark and reticent in its youth, it has needed time. Now well over a decade on, it is beginning to unwind into its savory, mature window, with