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| Community Tasting Notes (average 92 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 279 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Chuck Miller on 5/4/2024: Dark fruited, tannic, slightly stewy, with a little vitamin B on the nose. Tightly wound, not particularly enjoyable. 2nd glass, the vitamin B is replaced by some raspberry kirsche notes, but palate is still dominated by dark and tannic components. (220 views) | | | Tasted by Ben Christiansen on 3/15/2024: 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. (963 views) | | | Tasted by mmcdds on 2/28/2024 & rated 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. (886 views) | | | Tasted by Kemo Sabe on 1/20/2024 & rated 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??? (1247 views) | | | Tasted by mwerfel on 1/14/2024 & rated 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! (1224 views) | | | Tasted by tantotinto on 10/2/2023 & rated 93 points: Last bottle seemed a bit past its best. Not so here. Black cherry, anise and garigue. Chewy texture. (1966 views) | | | Tasted by tantotinto on 9/7/2023 & rated 92 points: Jeff Leve's recent note expresses my sentiments better than could I. The fruit is becoming more withdrawn. It is still smooth and tasty, but I enjoyed it more a few years ago. We have two left and it is time to drink up. (1755 views) | | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 9/2/2023 & rated 92 points: Perhaps a bit past its prime with its nose of black raspberries, flowers, cardamom, 5 spice, herbs, jam and cocoa. It’s still lush and soft, but the fruits seem to be fading, leaving you with spicy black raspberries and a strong blast of pepper on the back end. Drink from 2023-2025. (2926 views) | | | Tasted by The Wine Monkeys on 4/14/2023 & rated 92 points: Notes of dark fruit, dark chocolate, licorice and pepper. Similar on the palate with a fleshy almost boozy quality to it. Dark, rich, velvety full bodied CDP drinking very nicely. (2059 views) | | | Tasted by thalver on 4/13/2023: visually, this did not show any bricking or indications of age..on the nose and palate it was well integrated, tannins mostly resolved, some secondary development but less than I'd have expected. Smooth, pleasant and friendly (1966 views) | | | Tasted by nkirsch on 4/4/2023 & rated 92 points: soft and silky from the moment it was opened. Good flavor, medium finish. very enjoyable (1657 views) | | | Tasted by Evanbdavis on 3/11/2023 & rated 96 points: A perfect bottle. Beautifully mature and open with textbook Chateauneuf garrigue dusted kirsch fruit, roasted strawberries, hoisin sauce, and the characteristic sucrosity of the 2007 vintage. Despite the heady alcoholic influence, the fruit is more than powerful enough to crush any perception of heat, and though the wine is lower in acidity, it somehow comes across also as lithe, lifted and altogether exquisite. Really, really good stuff. (1620 views) | | | Tasted by rocknroller on 2/5/2023: Monthly Tasting Group: Rhones (Noyes and Cutler, St. Paul, MN): Tasted. Small Taste of the '05 and '07 at the end of the night. Personally, I really like Charvin, but this was tough sledding after the older CdP's we had earlier. No notes, but probably favored the '07 slightly, both good, but not that different. (2141 views) | | | Tasted by Quinn05 on 1/29/2023 & rated 90 points: 2007 Chateauneuf-du-Pape tasting: Still ripe and big, but like the Usseglio it is actually a little more elegant. Soundly made, pleasurable and enough complexity to put it up there with the Usseglio. (1737 views) | | | Tasted by EhrlichDY on 1/5/2023 flawed bottle: Was potable but the nose was clearly corked. Too bad as the palate had lovely texture. (1774 views) | | | Tasted by chialuvwines on 11/16/2022 & rated 91 points: Medium dark ruby. Expansive nose with so much complexity. Easy to drink. Medium to long finish. Outstanding CDP. Paired with Peranakan foods. (1972 views) | | | Tasted by chitowncdpguy on 11/15/2022: Nice. A pronounced beam of red fruit, slightly sappy. But surrounded by some earth, eucalypturs, and mineral flavors. (My wife also noted tobacco, but I didn't get that). Well balanced with a medium length finish. (1866 views) | | | Tasted by Hanibal on 11/5/2022 & rated 91 points: Same profile as my last one. Had a charred, burned smell a little. Completely oxidized the second day even with a vacuumed stopper. My rating is for day 1. (2272 views) | | | Tasted by ludwigbpm on 10/29/2022 & rated 96 points: Meilleure bouteille bue de ce vin, je rejoins ici Parker dans son appréciation. Le nez est étonnamment plus discret, mais c'est dense et ample en bouche, d'une grande puissance. Encore beaucoup de tanins enrobés, malgré la richesse du millésime il demeure frais. 96 (1783 views) | | | Tasted by d'Artagnan on 10/27/2022 & rated 95 points: Dégustation verticale du Domaine Charvin (La Caverne de Collin): Nez frais, fruit rouge avec du laurier, des épices douces. Bouche plus droite et veloutée, fraîche, le plus frais et jeune du groupe on dirait, très savoureux mais atypique, on croirait un vin contenant plus de syrah, avec une belle minéralité. Encore jeune, fin et séduisant. Je croyais même au 2010! 95+ pts
Moi qui trouvais récemment que le 2009 avait pris les devants sur le 2007, voilà qui le ramène haut dans mon estime. (1987 views) | | | Tasted by beatles on 10/23/2022 & rated 92 points: Tasted over two days and on day 1 this is more 2007 than Charvin, really, with lots of power and some alcohol showing. On day 2 much more relaxed, more Charvin-harmony, better local feel, alcohol is withdrawn. Wait for this one, maybe.
#Bagnols-en-Forêt (1994 views) | | | Tasted by nkirsch on 8/28/2022 & rated 92 points: Very tasty wine. Opened about an hour. Smooth on the mouth with just right about of fruit and a little earth. (1874 views) | | | Tasted by tomlee on 8/15/2022 & rated 92 points: Crimson in color. 15% ABV. Gorgeous nose of red fruits, gamey meats, saline and pepper. Notably fresh and light on its feet. Raspberry, kirsch, plums and pepper on the palate. Medium length on the finish. In a vintage that is notable for ripeness leave it to Domanine Charvin to make a wine of finesse and class. Best over the next 3-5 years. (1908 views) | | | Tasted by pbaek on 8/4/2022: Dark in color but the fruit is cool, surprisingly. Mint and licorice notes mixes with cherry notes from the Grenache. Spicy, with some Christmas notes as well, but this is very typical for Charvin - a wine that reflects its place of origin. I believe this will only get better and more interesting with time. (2022 views) | | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 8/1/2022 & rated 94 points: For Charvin, this is a dark, round, voluptuous, ripe style of wine, packed with ripe, dark red fruits and a creamy texture. The wine needs no decanting. Just pop, pour and enjoy. Drink from 2022-2027. (3647 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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Vinous, January/February 2009, IWC Issue #142
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Garagiste (10/13/2009)
(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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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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