Charles Joguet, Chinon Clos du Chene Vert, 2019 AFKAT_2024 and almost lost forever until

and almost lost forever until a few passionate winemakers (like Cisteller) brought it back to life

Crafted in the heart of the Hudson Valley

There’s no fruitiness here—just structure

terroir-transparent wines that marry tradition with a sense of precision and lift

a cooler tributary of the Mosel

Charles Joguet, Chinon Clos du Chene Vert, 2019 AFKAT_2024 and almost lost forever untilCharles Joguetartist, revolutionary, father of modern Chinonpioneered terroir specific bottlings in this appellation. Clos du Chne Vert is one of Chinon's mythical parcels: a monopole on southwest facing clay limestone slopes within the city itself, producing elegant, tannic, age worthy Cabernet Franc. The 2019 offers blackberry, currant, graphite, and chalk with well built structure and mouthwatering acidity. Under new direction with Anne Charlotte