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| Community Tasting Notes (average 89.6 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 19 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Feig on 7/22/2013 & rated 90 points: pencil lead, leather nose, round raspberry, cassis finish. round and mellow. not past its prime. enjoyed. (2611 views) | | | Tasted by jimkay21 on 5/2/2013 & rated 89 points: Decanted, good wine with deeper black fruits. Good structure. (2396 views) | | | Tasted by smphelps on 12/9/2012 & rated 86 points: Upon opening, this was very off-putting, with sour plum, strong black licorice, and heavy notes of confection. After two days, however, it had settled down, showing much softer plum notes, black cherry, and a weighty, prune-like texture. Still quite bitter finish, but more restrained and intriguing after some air. Would not buy again, despite its architect. (2528 views) | | | Tasted by ocfriday on 7/30/2012 & rated 92 points: Outstanding after an hour decanting. Strong fruit and not high in alcohol like some. Held up strong through the evening. (2774 views) | | | Tasted by btock on 11/29/2010 & rated 90 points: A solid, fresh wine. Very tasty. Served along with the 2000 of this and the 2005 Foley Charbono. The '00 was the winner with higher toned fruits but this '05 was very tasty. Full figured, if not full bodied. Big red fruit flavors and nice acidity. Drank well on Night #2, too. However, given the success of the '00 in this showing I'm tempted to let future vintages age a bit longer. (3611 views) | | | Tasted by MarkC on 2/8/2010 & rated 89 points: First time I've had a Charbono that worked for me. And surprising, given the context of this vintage, and the professional scores. I thought this was nice--plenty of acid, bright red and blue fruits, a bit of graham cracker on the mid-palate and finish. Not a hugely complex wine, nor one that is likely to age forever, but it was really enjoyable now, and, nearly 3 years after my last bottle, seems to have made positive progress in the bottle. Almost sorry that it was my last bottle. (PE: 90) (2433 views) | | | Tasted by swimnfit on 10/24/2009 & rated 90 points: Inky black, bold wine. Complex spice and moderate tannins quite fun! (2674 views) | | | Tasted by eastover on 4/17/2009: Friday night at home with Jillie's spicy shrimp and grits. Nice bottle, stood up well to the spice. (2479 views) | | | Tasted by MJTed on 3/23/2009 & rated 89 points: Not bad. Ample black fruit (plum, berry), a touch of spice and high acidity. Good parring with spicy Cioppino. (2475 views) | | | Tasted by danseng on 10/26/2008 & rated 86 points: Very different from the '04 version. Much brighter fruit with a lot of acidity. Served blind I would have guessed Sangiovese. Not bad for a change of pace, but I think the Robert Foley Charbono is much better. (2450 views) | | | Tasted by cowtownguy on 5/31/2008 & rated 90 points: Very "colorful" in the glass and on the palate. Although not complex very, very enjoyable and a bit different. Wonderful with pork tenderloin. (2565 views) | | | Tasted by Thralow on 9/30/2007 & rated 91 points: Perhaps the least expensive Turley... still outstanding. (2894 views) | | | Tasted by MarkC on 5/28/2007: I continue to have a hard time understanding this grape. This particular vintage, too, is tough as it's a lot thinner than previous versions. There's a decidedly meaty element to the grape, but it's not like Syrah, at least to me. It's sort of gamey, and, in this version, it's a bit much because there isn't as much intensity in the other areas of the wine. Some dark fruit (and this wine was very, very purple in the glass - no red at all) and a relatively short finish. Went fine with hot dogs on the grill :-) (3229 views) |
| By Stephen Tanzer
Vinous, May/June 2007, IWC Issue #132
(Turley Wine Cellars Charbono Tofanelli Vineyard Napa Valley) Subscribe to see review text. |
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| Turley Producer websiteCharbono Varietal character (Appellation America)
From Wikipedia:
"Charbono is a grape variety found in California. It is not very common in California, but is the second most commonly grown variety in Argentina, where it is known as Bonarda (which is not the same as the Bonarda Piemontese varietal). The wine made from charbono tends to be dark, with medium to high tannins and acidity.
After genetic testing conducted by Carole Meredith, it was determined to be the same grape as the grape known as Corbeau, Douce Noire, or Charbonneau in the Savoie region of France; but in spite of repeated references, it is probably not related to Dolcetto of the Piedmont. Both varieties produce prodigious quantities of large clusters of very dark grapes, but Dolcetto ripens early and produces light, fruity wines with limited aging potential. Charbono ripens quite late and produces wines of great substance, with significant aging potential. It is likely that this confusion arose because an Italian synonym for Dolcetto is "Dulce Nero" which translates to "sweet black," as does the french name "Douce Noir" for Charbono."
USAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson Napa Valley Napa Valley Wineries and Wine (Napa Valley Vintners)Napa ValleySt. Helena |
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