2017 Domaine Charvin Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Community Tasting Notes (21) Avg Score: 93.2 points

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  4/2/2024 - Eric_Lavoie wrote: flawed

  Something off with this bottle. Perhaps needs a longer decant? Seemed unbalanced from the get-go. A bit volatile.

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  1/27/2024 - NostraBacchus Likes this wine: 94 Points

  As always, Charvin is super elegant and pure. I really like these wines, even in the warmer vintages they achieve a level of elegance rarely found in CdP.
  Very pretty notes of raspberry jam, some kirsch, garrigue, also some earthy notes, some pepper and incense, also some darker mineral notes. It‘s medium-full bodied, with nice freshness, even in this warm vintage, there is some medium- tannin adding grip too. Pretty long finish. A very delicious, elegant and pure CdP

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  11/7/2023 - drwine2001 wrote: flawed

  Light red. Some typical bright red fruit on the nose, but thin, very tart, and a dry, obviously unclean finish with an awful aftertaste.

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  10/26/2023 - SouthernStateofMind wrote:

  Decanted three (3) hours. Deep garnet in color. Reluctant at first but with extended decant exhibited aromas of lavender, red/black cherry, strawberry, garrigue, smoke & black pepper. Generous on the palate; abundant fruit is lifted with vibrant acidity that leads to long evenly distributed finish. Beautifully structured with significant depth. Can be had now with adequate decant but this will undoubtably drink well for a decade and beyond. Lovely.

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  9/11/2023 - Fractalage Likes this wine:

  On a warm summer evening such as this, a bottle of Charvin feels perfect, and even more so with the 2017 before me with its intensely elegant nose of raspberries, garrigue and citrus.
  
  Its palate has spunk, length, lots of stars and very interesting flavors of fruit and heated hill shrubs. Its length makes this a joyous song in my mouth. Absence of oak, its rarity, heritage, and purity make this bottle ever more perfect for Monday sunset with the crickets.
  
  I’m somewhat of a strange wine lover as I do not particularly like Grenache, but here, I do.
  
  This cuvee has a delicious crunch, probably from its whole cluster fermentation in concrete. So endearing is this crunch that I’m tempted to create a new word for it: Crunch-Garrigue. The presence of citrus, raspberry and crunch of herbal tars slowly taint my mouth and build with every sip rendering it more crunchy with garrigue. Love this! Excellent! Celebrate on 9-11! I drink to the memory celebrating life as the moments of mortality bring profundity of now.
  
  A case of this to enjoy for years to come! It will assuredly get better.
  
  The next day, 29 hours later from undecanted bottle, poured the last glass:
  Gorgeous nose with pronounced cola and berries. Could live in this nose. Flowers, perfume.
  Palate of concentrated flowers with crunch of garrigue. It’s concentrated potpourri. Energy galore! It spanks my palate. It explodes in my mouth. It's rich and makes me wow as to its density and levity. Great wine.
  
  As fresh as this is from overnight in bottle with about 6oz left, this is a cellar keeper. It will last for a decade more +.
  Excellent wine. Well made.
  I keep revisiting the nose in my Riedel Burgundy glass: Holy fresh flowers aromas with garrigue. Just love it!

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