2005 Domaine Charvin Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Community Tasting Notes (212) Avg Score: 91.8 points

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  4/13/2024 - spidermark Likes this wine: 90 Points

  This was my third Charvin over the past year from a few different vintages. I would have to say that though all were good, none of them were able to deliver a high level of enjoyment. They seem like they were textbook studies with a lot of structure and pretty good acid, but the fruits were not that plush, there was a sternness to the wine and though
  
  I've really liked Charvin wines in the past, I don't think I'll be seeking anymore. There's just too much good CDP out there, that deliver great deals of pleasure.

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  3/25/2024 - coremill wrote: 88 Points

  Out of 375mL. Pretty nose of kirschy, ripe black fruit, florals, mint, twigs -- the whole cluster is clear. Riper than my taste, but with good acidity and the alcohol is in check. The tannins are fine and chewy, giving grip rather than glossy. Even though I don't especially care for this ripeness, there's still much to admire here.

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  1/28/2024 - wine4ever Likes this wine:

  From our cellar. Decanted for sediment and drank over three hours. Big wine, full bodied, dark fruits, meat juices, spices, herbs. Can tell it's from a hot year, but the intensity of the flavors helps mask the higher alcohol level. Have one more, will try it again in a couple years, hoping for some more tertiary flavors to develop.

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  12/3/2023 - Cote d'Or wrote:

  Tasted over 2 hrs
  -med dark red minimal bricking
  -jammy cherry spice cassis mature elements
  -med acidity, med+/full weight thick almost unctuous faded earthy kirsch faint caramel oxidative note and some mature notes, med- tannins
  -still big 18 years on and just barely showing any tertiary characteristics

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  10/14/2023 - king-bing wrote:

  30 min decant. Not much sediment. Deep and slightly baked/stewed fruit: plums and cherry. Rich but not that heavy. Lovely top notes of wild herbs rescue this. Pleasant enough but hard to love. My last bottle of Charvin and I can't see myself buying any more.

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