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| Community Tasting Notes (average 92 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 254 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by JCGuthrie on 10/28/2023 & rated 92 points: Finally a good bottle from a suspect auction lot. This showed red cherry, sour cherry, and dark plum notes with lots of earthiness and garigue. (681 views) | | | Tasted by d'Artagnan on 10/26/2023 flawed bottle: il semblait encore bien vivant avec une belle texture, mais malheureusement bouchonné. :( (791 views) | | | Tasted by PSPatrick on 3/11/2023 & rated 91 points: Bought on auction recently. Bottle and cork in good condition. Medium garnet colour, some sediment. Red fruit, strawberry, thyme, garrigue, liquorice, sous bois, and spices, with medium-level acidity, mostly resolved tannin, and good length. Restrained upon opening, understated even, in particular for CdP. After one hour in a decanter, the wine starts to open up and becomes a little darker, more mineral, and more balsamic, if still restrained. Fully open after two hours of aeration. Good balance. Classic style. Drink now with at least one hour of aeration, or hold. (1220 views) | | | Tasted by lozatron on 2/22/2023: Simon Beatty Memorial Dinner - Chablis Le Clos (Noizé): We are getting deep into the evening now - it's not so much that the senses are dulled, but rather the conviviality and spirit of the evening is more joyous than contemplative. With that said, it's a savoury treat to go back to red Chateuneuf, something I loved earlier in my wine career. I was struck by how much the pleasure this gives is similar to that of Musar - a kind of non-tannic, non-acidic structure. (1314 views) | | | Tasted by NickA on 2/21/2023 & rated 93 points: Simon Beatty Memorial Dinner - Les Clos table (Noize): I'm a huge fan of mature CNDP, and this delivered on that expectation. Nicely ripe and rounded, leafy sous bois, soft red fruit - like a warm hug. (1211 views) | | | Tasted by beatles on 1/21/2023 & rated 93 points: Light, elegant carresing sweetness, Burgundian feel, good acidity; very fresh for the vintage, no signs of fatigue. Plenty of local feel. Drinking a point. Everyone loved this.
#H&N&Co. (1332 views) | | | Tasted by beatles on 10/1/2022 & rated 92 points: Still fresh, although certainly mature. Sweet Grenache, sous bois, carresing fruit and yes, a very Burgundian style, smooth and elegant. For this vintage, I really do understand the Chambolle-reference. No reason to hold any further, a sexy drink now.
#GlKongevej#Ivar (1344 views) | | | Tasted by JCGuthrie on 2/19/2022 flawed bottle: Another bad bottle from the same auction lot - suspect heat damage. (911 views) | | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 11/28/2021 & rated 90 points: Perhaps a bit past its prime, yet, you still find plenty of peppery red fruits, a bushel of herbs, thyme and flowers, and a medium-bodied hit of black raspberries and bright, peppery, cherries and green olives in the finish. This is not a wine to hold for further development. (2157 views) | | | Tasted by humagne on 7/28/2021: Smoky and earthy nose. Some grenache raspberry still in the background. The palate is boldly structured and well balanced. Some heat in the finish. Drinks good now! (1316 views) | | | Tasted by Trent Walker on 1/21/2021 & rated 92 points: Surprisingly high toned. Almost like a cote rotie. Definitely notes of leather but also a high toned fruit that borders on a flavor profile between Grenache and Pinot. Good, but didn’t reward cellaring as I had hoped (1511 views) | | | Tasted by aero on 7/27/2020 & rated 90 points: No formal note. All the smells and taste of a mature CnP, though a bit past prime on the fruit end. Brick dust abounds. (1200 views) | | | Tasted by beatles on 7/26/2020 & rated 92 points: Sweet caressing fruit, creamy, round texture, garrigue here, the warmth of the vintage, still light on its feet; AD loved it, enjoying the sunset, so maybe this is really the Musigny of the South?
#Kandestederne (2087 views) | | | Tasted by vulgar little monkey on 2/23/2020 & rated 92 points: Really pretty in the Charvin style. On the downslope but there is still a lot of pleasure here. (1809 views) | | | Tasted by JCGuthrie on 12/15/2019: This bottle was drinkable, but tasted of earth and seemed well over the hill. Corks on this bottle and the last were generally fine. I suspect poor storage on this lot. (1650 views) | | | Tasted by _water.into.wine_ on 12/14/2019 & rated 89 points: I found this too ripe, alcoholic and sweet for my own personal taste. At 14.5% this really is a big wine (1643 views) | | | Tasted by JCGuthrie on 12/8/2019 flawed bottle: Totally oxidized. Have four more from same source, hoping the others are ok. (1373 views) | | | Tasted by dcwino on 12/2/2019 & rated 93 points: Fully mature nose displaying soft red fruit, raspberry, strawberry jam, smoked meat, tobacco, a hint of green that adds complexity, dark spice, tree bark and earth. Fully integrated palate, nicely layered warm red fruit, silky and round, bright acidity, medium mineral, fully resolved tannins and a medium to long sweet red fruit driven finish. Drinking beautifully. (1764 views) | | | Tasted by decaturwinedude on 11/25/2019 & rated 94 points: A Good Sunday, The Mixtape, Vol II: (Pax, Broc, Pepiere, Jadot, Hudelot, Charvin, Rouchier, L'Aiguelire): Served blind. Didn't scream southern Rhone, almost felt like it belonged in the Burgundy flight. Was very polished and leaning to the graceful side. Time has done it good. Ready to drink, not a lot of stuffing, but very elegant red fruit and earthy-peppery notes. A very good showing. (1451 views) | | | Tasted by lolo66 on 9/21/2019 & rated 92 points: Very nice. Fully integrated. No heat or cloying plums, instead macerated strawberries and dusty berries take front stage here. (1070 views) | | | Tasted by Easter Everywhere on 9/13/2019: Supreme. So good now (1027 views) | | | Tasted by Sovinator on 8/18/2019 & rated 95 points: Absolutely beautiful wine that is at fully maturity IMHO. Personally, I love Charvin - his wines are like a magical blend of fine Burgundy and CdP. Great balance of fruit and earth/terroir. (1098 views) | | | Tasted by korniev on 6/20/2019 & rated 88 points: Drunk during our second CdP 2000 tasting! Charvin was the least memorable bottle of the whole tasting that night. Flat and bit boring. No much finish. I would not judge this producer by this one bottle but it was nothing to write about. (1150 views) | | | Tasted by Mr T on 11/20/2018: Quite ripe if slightly steeed. The fruit remains vibrant after all these years. Easy to drink (1821 views) | | | Tasted by beatles on 8/21/2018 & rated 92 points: Sweet, round, mature, lots of local feel, very elegant (AD did mistake for a Pinot); a point, but not fading - still: time to drink, I think. (2097 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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Decanter, Regional profile: Châteauneuf-du-Pape (10/15/2017)
(Domaine Charvin, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Rhône, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By John Gilman
View From the Cellar, Nov/Dec 2008, Issue #18, Recently Tasted Rhône Wines
(Châteauneuf du Pape- Domaine Charvin) Login and sign up and see review text. | By Jeb Dunnuck
JebDunnuck.com, Bonus Reviews (12/27/2007)
(Domaine Charvin Châteauneuf-du-Pape) Login and sign up and see review text. | By Stephen Tanzer
Vinous, January/February 2002, IWC Issue #100
(Gerard Charvin Chateauneuf du Pape) Subscribe to see review text. | By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (11/17/2006)
(Domaine Charvin Châteauneuf-du-Pape) Faint Kirsch nose; odd entry, soft, rose-laced fruit with cherry and sous bois undertones, lemon acid; short-medium finish (90% Grenache, 5% Mourvedre, 5% Vaccarese) 91 points | By Lyle Fass
Rockss and Fruit (1/4/2003)
(Domaine Charvin Chateauneuf-du-Pape) What a nose! Spice, gravel. stones, paprika, cherries, raspberry, blood orange and on and on . . .Could keep smelling this all day. Ripe and juicy with tremendous concentration. Layers of fruit but a little reserved on the finish. Tannins show themselves on the finish along with a citrus tang. This has so much material in reserve. I would wait 10 years. |
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OWNERS & HISTORY:
The Domaine Charvin was founded by Guillaume Charvin in 1851. 16 years later, in 1867, the entire planting area was destroyed by vine fretters. But William Charvin and other members of the family didn’t let this get them down, and replanted the soil. At this time, the family name also changed from Charavin to Charvin – due to an administrative error. The winery is situated in the northwestern part of the region next to Château Maucoil.
The family began its work with four hectares of land in Châteauneuf-du-Pape. The first bottling at the winery – intended only for private consumption – took place in 1951. During the following years, most of the wine was sold to dealers. In 1990, with Laurent Charvin, the sixth generation took over the family business. During his first year, he produced some 8,000 bottles of wine. The remainder was still sold to local dealers. Since 1990, the amount of wine produced has increased each year. At the moment, the winery has 8.2 hectares of land in three different lieux-dits: Maucoil, l’Arnesque, and Cabrières, all in the northwestern part of the region. The soil there consists mainly of limestone and loam, and is more or less covered with stones. The average age of the grapevines is 45 years. Laurent Charvin loves to philosophize about nature, adjusting himself to whatever happens outside: to the weather, the soil, and the grapevines. He explains:
“I’m not sure whether the quality of the wines increases with passion; the potentials of the soil and of the grapevines are more important. You have to comprehend what you have. Besides, you should never try to copy your neighbors, because each parcel has unique material with its own DNA.”
GEOGRAPHY & VARIETALS:
Only a single red Châteauneuf-du-Pape is produced; it consists of 85% Grenache, 5% Syrah, 5% Mourvèdre, and 5% Vaccarèse. The wine is made in a very traditional manner. No stems are removed; after sorting, the grapes are lightly pounded and then poured into fermentation tanks made of concrete. The wine is recirculated daily during alcoholic fermentation and maceration, which last around three weeks. Laurent is no friend of excessive extraction of the wine, but rather aims at more balance, freshness, and structure in the wine. Experimentally, and always striving to maintain optimum freshness, Laurent uses concrete tanks exclusively during the ripening process lasting eighteen months. All of the wine is bottled without interruption and without filtering, in order to avoid even the slightest differences from one bottle to the next. Annual production amounts to around 30,000 bottles.
"It would be no problem for me to make two cuvées: a powerful one and a light one. But I am convinced that only a mixture of the two will make a wine the way a wine should be, and the way I like it!"
- Laurent CharvinDomaine Charvin Châteauneuf-du-PapeLocated in the northwest part of the appellation, with vines chiefly in Cabrieres, Maucoil, and Mont Redon, Laurent Charvin makes one of the most elegant and seamless Châteauneuf-du-Papes. Opting to produce a single cuvée, the winemaking here is staunchly traditional, with no destemming and fermentation and aging occurring all in concrete tanks for 21 months, bottled unfiltered. This is a wine that can age 20 years from any vintage as well as be accessible quite young with just a little breathing.Red Rhone Blend Read about the different grapes used to produce red and white Rhone wines
On CellarTracker, Red Rhone Blend is the term for a wine consisting of two or more of the traditional 13 Southern Rhone grape varieties. Typically it's the Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre or Cinsault grapes, but can also contain the Muscardin, Counoise, Clairette, Bourboulenc, Picpoul, Roussanne, Terret Noir, Picardan or Vaccarese grapes.
A 'food' wine. Lacking pretension and intended for local consumption with local cuisine. Lacks the 'high' notes on a Bordeaux, more earthy and sharper so often a better partner to meat dishes with a sauce. France Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comRhône Guide to the wines, wineries and appellations in the Rhone Valley The Rhône Valley/Le Vins de la Vallée du Rhône (Comité Interprofession des vins AOC Côtes et vallée du Rhône)
### Wine Scholar Guild's Rhône valley vintage charts & ratings ###Southern Rhône Guide to the wines, wineries and appellations in the Southern Rhone Valley
Châteauneuf-du-Pape Châteauneuf-du-Pape Appellation - Read more about Chateauneuf du Pape
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"As I have written many times in the past, the sweet spot for drinking Châteauneuf du Papes is usually the first 5-6 years after the vintage. Then they seem to go through an adolescent, awkward, and sometimes dormant stage, only to re-emerge around year 10-12, where the majority of wines are often fully mature. The best of them will continue to hold on to life (but rarely improving) beyond 15-20 years. It is only the exceptional Châteauneuf du Papes that will evolve for 20-25+ years, and those are indeed a rarity. However, things may be improving dramatically in terms of the longevity of Châteauneuf du Pape, although Grenache-dominated wines, the vast majority of wines produced in the appellation, are wines that do not have the polyphenol (extract and tannin) content of top Cabernet Sauvignons, Merlots, or Syrah-based wines. Nevertheless, the younger generation in Châteauneuf du Pape has taken seriously the farming in the vineyards. There are more organic and biodynamically run vineyards here than in any other appellation of France. The yields, which were already low, are even lower today (20-35 hectoliters per hectare), and of course, the proliferation of top luxury and/or old-vine cuvées gives a significant boost to the number of wines that will evolve past 25 or 30 years. The advantage of these wines is their broad window of drinkability." - Robert Parker
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