Clos du Chêne Vert 2019
Clos du Chêne Vert 2019
○ Red wine - AOP Chinon
○ Organic Agriculture
○ Cabernet Franc - 13.5% vol.
○ Data Sheet
Cuvée de grande garde: it takes 5 to 6 years for it to begin to reveal itself.
Ideal after 8 to 10 years of cellaring.
Cooked red meat: beef bourguignon, small game birds, partridge, pigeon.
2017 vintage press :
In Vino Vertias, Berard Arnould, 2020 - Belgium: "With its south-western orientation, steep slope and shallow yellow clay and silica-limestone soil that disintegrates more easily, it offers a ripe fruit, a fuller mouthfeel, but also, from the bottom up, elegance and great ageing potential. It is one of the mythical places of Chinon, located in the city itself, in the Haute Olive, on the right bank of the Vienne River".
Vintage 2016 press :
16,5/20 - RVF - Guide 2020
"Straight and dense, beautiful velvety structure and ripe tannins, brightness of fruit and freshness in a tasty and complete ensemble."
17 / 20 - Bettane Desseauve - Guide 2020
93 / 100 - Wine Enthusiast, 2019 :
"A single vineyard in the city of Chinon is the source for this wine. Wholly owned by this producer, the vineyard has produced an intensely perfumed wine, showing the potential of the vineyard and of ripe Cabernet Franc. It is smoky, layered with tannins as well as blackberry fruits finished with acidity. All these elements will allow the wine to age. Drink from 2022."
17,5 / 20 - Le Figaro, 2019 : "The nose is aromatic and slightly powdery, with a seductive profile that evokes raspberry, sandalwood and incense. The wine is a great success, and will undoubtedly prove to be a great vintage for green oak, already showing a lot of class, a haughty structure and, above all, a lot of freshness."
Michel Bettane - Bettane Desseauve - En Magnum 2019:
"We change banks and find ourselves on the Haute Olive, in the heart of Chinon's historic vineyards, facing south-west, on two very steep hectares. It has to be said that this ultra classic terroir produces a very great wine if you know how to wait, with an intensity and a straightness that make it a superior cru, the likes of which there are less than ten in the whole of the Loire."
Press vintage 2015 :
91 / 100 - Wine Spectator, 2019 : "Loaded with blackberry and currant flavors that are underscored by hints of graphite and chalk. Well-built and harmonious, with mouthwatering acidity running through, while the tannins lend just enough grip for support. Lingers on the finish. 16,5 / 20 - Michel Bettane - Bettane Desseauve, En Magnum 2019 : "We change banks and find ourselves on the Haute Olive, in the heart of Chinon's historic vineyard, with a south-western exposure, on two very steep hectares. It must be said that this ultra classic terroir gives a very great wine if you know how to wait, with an intensity and a straightforwardness that make it a superior vintage, like less than ten in the whole of the Loire.Very great aromatic finesse, worthy of a pinot noir, between the purest of red fruits and a floral so different from Varennes. Remarkable ageing. "16,5 / 20 - RVF : "Clos du Chêne Vert conceals fine ripe flavours buried in a matter of great amplitude. 16,5 / 20 - Le Figaro, 2019 : "A perfumed nose of black berries, blackcurrant and intense spices which gives way to a lot of power and structure in the mouth.
2014 vintage press :
16,5 / 20 - Le Figaro, 2019 :
"A wine as taut as a bow with a lot of power in the mouth. A few more years will allow it to smooth out its edges and become more mature. If drunk now it should be accompanied by a rich red meat to cut through the tannic structure."
17,5 / 20 - Bettane Desseauve - Guide 2016
17 / 20 - RVF - Guide 2017
91 / 100 - Wine Spectator 2018:
"A light bramble frame surrounds the mix of olive, tobacco, bay leaf, redrant and bitter cherry notes in this lively version, which shows good latent grip and solid energy throughout."
Le Devoir, 2018 - CA:
"Clos du Chêne Vert 2014 - a racy, characterful red from a sloping, well-exposed vineyard, fabulous in detail but especially in the remarkable quality of the tannins. Great for cellaring (10+)."
Press vintage 2013:
2012 vintage press :
16,5 / 20 - Le Figaro, 2019 :
"Chêne Vert, a wine of character, expresses itself with relatively more juiciness and suppleness in this 2012 vintage. If it is not yet completely at the top of its life curve, it will soon get there."
15,5 / 20 - Michel Bettane - Bettane Desseauve - En Magnum 2019 :
"We change banks and find ourselves on the Haute Olive, in the heart of Chinon's historic vineyard, with a south-western exposure, on two very steep hectares. It has to be said that this ultra classic terroir produces a very great wine if you know how to wait, with an intensity and a straightness that make it a superior cru, the likes of which there are less than ten in the whole of the Loire.
Same suppleness as Les Varennes du Grand Clos in this vintage, but with more body and authority, charm and generosity. A pretty wine that you can start drinking."
16,5 / 20 - RVF - Guide 2015 :
"This magnificent steep west-facing slope gives a wine with tannins that are always very refined, more taut than the estate's other great vintage, Clos de la Dioterie. The latest vintages will produce remarkably elegant wines within ten years, in the tradition of the 1988, 1989, 1997 and 2005."
17 / 20 - Bettane Desseauve - Guide 2015
2011 vintage press :
17 / 20 - Michel Bettane - Bettane Desseauve - En Magnum, 2019 :
"We change banks and find ourselves on the Haute Olive, in the heart of Chinon's historic vineyard, with a south-western exposure, on two very steep hectares. It has to be said that this ultra classic terroir produces a very great wine if you know how to wait, with an intensity and a straightforwardness that make it a superior vintage, the likes of which there are less than ten in the whole of the Loire.
The nose is magnificent, with hints of black truffle, charm, length and mellowness that will surprise those who are used to a more austere and staid vision of Cabernet. Nothing sensual though, with freshness in a slightly peppery return (but red, with nothing vegetal) that makes the wine bounce back. It has not said its last word."
16 / 20 - Le Figaro, 2019 :
"All in construction and with multiple layers of complexity, the green oak is airing and waiting. If the wine is already pleasant, and begins to trade its initial muscularity in favour of a more appeased temperament. It will have to wait a little longer for its full maturity and for its slight bitterness on the finish to fade in favour of its length. This is a perfect example of the great ageing potential of certain Chinon wines."
17,5 / 20 - Les Echos - 2013 :
"Grand Clos du Chêne Vert, sumptuous in its tannin, with a unique gracefulness on the palate."
17 / 20 - RVF - Guide 2015 :
"This magnificent, steep, west-facing slope produces a wine with very refined tannins, more taut than the estate's other great wine, Clos de la Dioterie. The latest vintages will produce remarkably elegant wines within ten years"
17,5 / 20 - Bettane Desseauve - Guide 2015
2010 vintage press :
17,5 / 20 - Michel Bettane - Bettane Desseauve - En Magnum 2019 :
"We change banks and find ourselves on the Haute Olive, in the heart of the historic vineyard of Chinon, with a south-western exposure, on two very steep hectares. It has to be said that this ultra classic terroir produces a very great wine if you know how to wait, with an intensity and a straightforwardness that make it a superior cru, the likes of which there are less than ten in the whole of the Loire.
Magnificent concentration and aromatic purity, the essence of Loire Cabernet. Rooted and airy at the same time, very complex. Bravo."
17 / 20 - RVF - Guide 2013
17 / 20 - Bettane Desseauve - Guide 2013
Wine Enthusiast, 2013 :
"Along with the other top cuvées in the Charles Joguet range, this is a fine an expression of Loire Cabernet Franc. It has all the perfumes, smoky character and intense black currant fruits. all concentrated into a tight, coiled tannic structure. It shows every sign of aging well, so drink after four years."
15 / 20 - Le Rouge & le Blanc, 2013 :
"Elegance, freshness, floral notes (violet) in a rich, greedy, sapid and taut construction, with an absence of varietal elements. This is a greedy wine (citrus zest), long and full, still very slightly marked by an admittedly controlled woodiness, which should diminish over the years."
Vines
The Clos du Chêne Vert is one of the mythical places of Chinon, located in the city itself, at the Haute Olive, on the right bank of the Vienne river.
The very steep slope of this clos of two small hectares, its south-west orientation and its clay and silico-calcareous soil explain why it is one of the oldest crus of the whole appellation.
The place owes its name to the monumental holm oak overhanging it, growing back from a tree more than eight hundred years old planted by the monks of the Abbey of Bourgueil in the 12th century.
Average yield: 30 hl/ha
Vinification
The numerous maturity controls carried out for all the vintages in order to determine the optimum date for the harvest generally result in harvesting this clos at the very beginning. Its exceptional exposure and its hillside terroir give us the first musts of each vintage.
The duration of maceration and vatting are similar to those of the Varennes, with the specificity, from the 2008 vintage onwards, of being carried out in wooden vats.
Pumping over and punching down (pressing the cap of the marc into its juice) help to extract the matter and the colour. Alcoholic fermentation is sometimes followed by malolactic fermentation on the pomace, bringing roundness and extra fatness. Prolonged ageing in barrels of 1 to 3 wines (12 to 15 months) completes the refinement of this wine with a rare personality.
A very long ageing cuvée that must wait several years in the cellar for it to deliver its originality.
Press review
Vinous - Rebecca Gibb MW - 2021
Clos du Chêne Vert 2019 - 94/100
"The 2019 Chinon Clos du Chene Vert, Monopole has a nose that you sniff and just want to get deeper into the wine, as if you're at the top of a 10-meter diving board (ha! like I've ever been at the top of a 10-meter diving board. No, thank you!) and you're being dragged into the depths of the pool below. It's dark and mysterious and intense at this early stage, but not quite ready to reveal itself. Work at it and there are the vanillins of oak barrel aging alongside dark, spiced black cherries. There's a reassuring sense of weight and balance, and a satisfying textural coating of fine, cocoa-like tannins, while the acidity gives the impression that this is a wine that knows what it is and where it's going. And it's going long and it's going far."
Vinous - Rebecca Gibb MW - 2021
Clos du Chêne Vert 2018 - 92/100
"The 2018 Chinon Clos du Chene Vert, Monopole is one of the top wines from Joguet, offering pure black fruit and even some mint chocolate aromas, in addition to the telltale signs of classy oak use evident in its rich, rounded vanilla notes. In the mouth, you can expect a fuller-bodied style of Cabernet Franc that never becomes heavy or lush. It retains its freshness on the finish, reminding you that we might be in a hot vintage in the Loire, but we're still in the Loire. Fine, sand-like tannins sit in the mouth while the oak-derived vanillins and dark fruit linger on the long, sinewy finish."
Vinous - Rebecca Gibb 2020
Clos du Chêne Vert 2017 - 94/100
"The 2017 Chinon Clos du Chene Vert Monopole delivers direction and precision. It's poised and elegant with light body and plenty of mouthwatering acidity. The classical structure and classy oak (16 months in barrels, 15% new) make for a refined glass of Cabernet Franc with purpose and line. "
Wine Advocate -Robert Parker
Clos du Chêne Vert 2017 - 94/100
"The wine is pure and fresh, with a nervy-mineral drive under the silky-refined and elegant texture, and it reveals an intense, licoricey, well-balanced and even charming, long, vital and iodine-laced finish with intense ripe fruits and silky tannins. This is an impressive wine. Although the 2017 already tastes terrific, it can be cellared for 20 or more years. This is an icon wine of the appellation, and if there hadn't been a pandemic, I would immediately have asked for a vertical."
Stephan Reinhardt
Le Figaro Vin 2019
Clos du Chêne Vert 2016 - 17,5/20
"The nose is aromatic and slightly powdery, with a seductive profile that evokes raspberry, sandalwood and incense. The wine is a great success, and will undoubtedly prove to be a very great vintage for green oak, already showing a lot of class, a haughty structure and above all a lot of freshness."
La Revue du Vin de France - Guide
Clos du Chêne Vert
Vintage 2016 - 16,5/20
Vintage 2015 - 16,5/20
Bettane Desseauve - Guide
Clos du Chêne Vert
Vintage 2016 - 17/20
Vintage 2015 - 16,5/20