Still a baby rick notes. Celery root, roasted on the nose, with some roasted fruit. A bit of raisination of fruit going on there. With good earth structure to it as well.
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Drinking well tonight after an hour or so of air with lots of dark red and black fruit and garrique. Deep and rich with some stewy nuances that have yet to turn the corner to unpleasant. To my tastes, this is fully mature and is at the tail end of its sweet spot.
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Overall good but didnt have much of a wow factor at all. Decent red fruit, good spice, anise, garrigue, pepper. Lacking some depth and interest. Nothing bad or out of place. Maybe a root day???
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Initially full of Brett and stewed, but after 30 minutes settled into a very nice place. Licorice, graphite, plum, resolved tannins. Went great with cassoulet, matched the earthy flavors. Some hints of cherry. Not a very strong nose. Day 2 was more stewed and faded dramatically. Drink up!
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(CHARVIN Chateauneuf-du-Pape) 2007 Charvin Dear Friends, Considering the 1999 version of this wine (from magnum) is still a contender for my 2009 Wine of the Year, the 2007 appears to be a relatively safe investment - for drinking or as an asset. If Charvin can perform at such a high level in a merely good to very good vintage, where does that place 2007? Unlike so many of the big-boy wines of the vintage, Laurent Charvin harnessed the potentially over-ripe/liquor-like Grenache of 2007 into a wine that has at least two decades of intellectual potential in front of it. This wine is among the very best of the vintage and I have no doubt it will escalate substantially in value over the next 20-30 years as the aura of 2007 follows it well into adulthood: This parcel has impeccable provenance - one shipment only: 2007 Domaine Gerard Charvin Chateauneuf du Pape (WA94-96+) (my instinct says you should be able to find this from Premier Cru and a few other sources but, with 2007, all bets are off. I just don't see availability on Charvin's 2007 as they have cracked down significantly on grey marketing and the US allocation is all but gone at this point. Normally, I would tell you to take a chance and wait for lower prices but, with 2007, I can't make that recommendation. In addition, retailers know where their recession meal ticket is (2007 S. Rhones) and discounting is not likely) Thank you, Jon Rimmerman Garagiste Seattle, WA Rhone7429
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3/15/2024 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
Still a baby rick notes. Celery root, roasted on the nose, with some roasted fruit. A bit of raisination of fruit going on there. With good earth structure to it as well.
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2/28/2024 - mmcdds Likes this wine: 92 Points
Drinking well tonight after an hour or so of air with lots of dark red and black fruit and garrique. Deep and rich with some stewy nuances that have yet to turn the corner to unpleasant. To my tastes, this is fully mature and is at the tail end of its sweet spot.
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1/20/2024 - Kemo Sabe Likes this wine: 90 Points
Overall good but didnt have much of a wow factor at all. Decent red fruit, good spice, anise, garrigue, pepper. Lacking some depth and interest. Nothing bad or out of place. Maybe a root day???
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1/14/2024 - mwerfel Likes this wine: 92 Points
Initially full of Brett and stewed, but after 30 minutes settled into a very nice place. Licorice, graphite, plum, resolved tannins. Went great with cassoulet, matched the earthy flavors. Some hints of cherry. Not a very strong nose. Day 2 was more stewed and faded dramatically. Drink up!
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10/2/2023 - tantotinto wrote: 93 Points
Last bottle seemed a bit past its best. Not so here. Black cherry, anise and garigue. Chewy texture.
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