Charles Joguet, Les Petites Roches Chinon 2011, Loire, France

Tasting Note: An enjoyable Chinon with a grippy body and medium-intensity flavor intensity.

Ruby in color, this wine has a nose of red plum, green vegetables, black tea and crushed-dried violet.

On the palate the dry, medium-bodied cabernet franc displays grippy, medium-plus tannin and ultimately completes with a long finish.