The vines grow in the limestone-rich soils of Robertson
fermented with indigenous yeast
site-driven Barolo that manages to feel both modern and grounded in tradition
plenty of crunchy fruit and a long and persistent finish
offering up supple pink and red fruits (strawberry-rhubarb
Charles Joguet, Chinon Clos du Chene Vert, 2012 050126OFFER The vines grow in theCharles 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