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| Community Tasting Notes (average 93.3 pts. and median of 94 pts. in 94 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by MC2 Wines on 12/7/2022: Commanderie des Costes du Rhone - Fall 2022 Intronization (Aquavit): More fruity and a bit floral. My initial impression was a bit offputting coming on the heels of the northern Rhone but as I went back to it I found it a lot more interesting. More restrained in style than the other CdPs. You can get the age on it. It's probably just about in the right window. (1560 views) | | | Tasted by beatles on 9/12/2022 & rated 96 points: Popped and poured, this really hits the spot. Round, warm, sweet, spicy, soft, then vintage is handled so very well. Has it really been five years, since we drank this in the sun up north?
#PB&S (1835 views) | | | Tasted by jviz on 8/13/2022 & rated 94 points: One of my personal favorites at an over the top tasting. The 98 Charvin is a legend in the making with all the pieces of warm red to dark fruits, spice, balanced acidity and length/persistence fitting nicely together (1389 views) | | | Tasted by Nutty08 on 8/13/2022 & rated 95 points: Really good. Expansive aromatics of provencial apice and sandalwood. Palate is fresh but still has mature fruit notes and fine tannin. Strong finish really makes this a great CdP. No heat to speak of. (1461 views) | | | Tasted by Axone on 4/5/2021 & rated 92 points: Conforme à ce que l'on peut atttendre, donc très bien.
Toutefois, à mon goût, il faut l'attendre encore pour qu'il se fonde plus en espérant que la puissance s'atténuera. (2106 views) | | | Tasted by humagne on 3/8/2021 & rated 96 points: This bottle was very nice. The color is mature, rather light. The nose displays mushrooms, earth, spices, raspberry, quite burgundian. The mouthfeel is balanced and intense. Tannins well integrated and smooth. Finish is very long. Might be one of the best vintages ever for Charvin. (1825 views) | | | Tasted by SARED on 3/3/2021 & rated 92 points: **Upate on day 2, not as vivid or complex with more of that alcoholic rusticticity. Still nice, but more a 92 than a 93... so rounding down.. 92+**
92-93. A little funky dark red ripe cherry nose with garrigue and subtle spice. Clean mouthfeel with med+ acidity, vivid red cherry, black tar/garrigue, herbs. Med finish with red cherry, tobacco, and a slight clean alcoholic bite. Structure and slightly sharp alcohol call a little for food... lamb and simple spinach. Paired really well. I wanted to score this expressiveness a 93-94 but the slightly sharp alcohol makes it a 92+ (1935 views) | | | Tasted by dcwino on 12/6/2020 & rated 95 points: Beautiful classic CDP nose displaying bright candied red fruit, cherry pie, a hint of strawberry jam, strong tobacco, licorice, garrigue, sweet spices and earth. Beautifully integrated palate, finely layered candied red fruit, silky and polished, medium acidity, earthy mineral, and a long sweet red fruit driven finish with tobacco at the end. This resembles Rayas a bit but not as opulent and sensual. Beautiful showing. (2847 views) | | | Tasted by vulgar little monkey on 10/25/2020 & rated 89 points: There was nothing wrong with this and the storage has been impeccable since release (cork only stained at the top) but I think it may just be a bit long in the tooth for me. We were drinking outside (COVI rules) so maybe that played a part (it didn't effect other, younger wines as much). Not hot or alcoholic. Warm spices and some cherry compote with a smattering of Provencal herbs as you'd expect. Color is a watery ruby. Fully resolved, for sure. (2228 views) | | | Tasted by rsbeck on 1/5/2020 & rated 96 points: Popped, poured, consumed over next two hours. This bottle performed beautifully from first sip to last. Wonderfully elegant, fully mature, complex, resolved and tertiary. Delicious and memorable. It’s been a real pleasure experiencing this wine’s evolution. I hesitate to guess how long the best bottles will hold at this level. If I had more, I’d be planning to drink them within the next few years. (1866 views) | | | Tasted by vulgar little monkey on 10/12/2019 & rated 92 points: With my Mom who loves Châteauneuf. Fully resolved and maybe a bit on the quieter side. The fruit compote has a drier element to it now and you get more savory herbs and leather. Probably my second favorite Châteauneuf producer and consistently lovely. (1935 views) | | | Tasted by MC2 Wines on 5/23/2019: 2016 CdP (and some other wines over dinner) (NY Racquet and Tennis Club): Not 100% sure this was the best bottle which is a bit of a bummer. We have another though so we'll see how that goes. Brought to a BYO tasting of older CdPs after doing a full view of the recent vintage (2016). The older brother of this wine felt like it would handle age well. I'm not sure this was the best bottle of this (there was a touch of the bad side of age going on here), but there were some bright spots. The bright cherries. The hints of spice. Overshadowed though by the '98 Caillou Reserve which was really great. (2563 views) | | | Tasted by Wine Ratings on 2/12/2019: Well this was downright delicious, showing tertiary on the nose but brilliantly bright on the palate - what a treat, 20 years on! As I had noted, this was my first experience with Domaine Charvin but it certainly won’t be my last. At the helm of the domaine is Laurent Charvin, 6th generation of the family that founded the property in 1851 to focus on CDP and CDR offerings. The Charvin CDP blend has minor variations per year, but generally sits around 85% Grenache and 5% each of Syrah, Mourvedre, and the little known Vaccarèse. Fermentation and aging is performed exclusively in concrete tanks to preserve freshness - mission accomplished! The nose carried a strong floral sense mixed with dried red fruit, black cherry, anise, and smoke. Sundried tomato and touches of leather suggested the wine’s age; the palate, however, refuted that notion through ripe strawberry, cherry candy, and cedar forest. Eventually hints of meat/barnyard joined in, but that freshness and serious drinkability never waned. This bottle was in absolute peak form - I won’t hesitate to grab any others I come across! (1552 views) | | | Tasted by europat55 on 10/11/2018 & rated 94 points: Nose: A-/A Palate: A-
My #2, Group's #1 (55 pts). Tasted Blind. (2441 views) | | | Tasted by Mr T on 8/28/2018: Lovely mature wine that still has great fruit in balance, drinks clean this bottle, and all in balance. As good a bottle of CNP as I've had in really quite some time. (2026 views) | | | Tasted by Jon and Bek on 7/26/2018 & rated 95 points: Glorious mint garrigue nose, with porty raisin aromas; palate concentrated, blackcurrant and stewed cherries, yet a complexity with lighter savoury tomato and meaty flavours, and a mature transparency and elegance, finishing long and warm. Superb wine! Grenache 85%, Syrah 10%, and 5% other allowed varieties. (GK/RWS library tasting) (1886 views) | | | Tasted by MrMoose on 12/8/2017 & rated 94 points: candied violets ,blackberry jam, hot rocks, and umami.... (2706 views) | | | Tasted by rsbeck on 11/30/2017 & rated 95 points: Similar to previous. Continues to cruise on an extended plateau. (2398 views) | | | Tasted by pbaek on 5/10/2017: This opened up with a nose much similar to the 2004 Rayas: perfumed and floral, red garden fruit. Great purity of fruit on the palate, earthy marks and mint. With air, the fruit turns much darker and some of the sleek elegance dissapers, but this is still a great wine, not 1998 at all. And it goes to show how well Charvin's wines ages. With Niels at Kandestederne. (2951 views) | | | Tasted by beatles on 5/10/2017 & rated 97 points: Mindblowing; rich, deep, sous bois nose, I am in love. Acidity and freshness still very much alive, not just holding, but singing, quite atypical for the American vintage...
Kandestederne#PB-BoysNightOut (3338 views) | | | Tasted by grizzlymarmot on 4/9/2017: Nice balance of complex tertiary aromas and fruit. Tobacco, spice, earth with medium red fruits. Flavor follows the nose well and the finish is well balanced. Certainly worth the wait for full maturity. (2796 views) | | | Tasted by Diane (LI) on 3/26/2017: This is the best of Chateauneuf du Pape. The nose draws you in with herbes de Provence, anise, and red fruit. This carries through on the palate along with smoked meat and rose petals. A harmonious structure which includes chalky tannins that appear at the end, but it all comes together in one elegant package. (2525 views) | | | Tasted by joshabramson on 7/27/2016 & rated 95 points: This is a beautiful wine! Very elegant, fully mature, light red & medium to full bodied. Very nice fruit concentration, and silky smooth. This is in a perfect place right now... buying another bottle now! (3174 views) | | | Tasted by Heywood_ja on 6/20/2016 & rated 93 points: Last bottle, delicious
Decanted though Venturi into ships decanter.
Fine sediment in final oz.
No Brett, but faint funk that quickly gave way to subtle tannins and light red fruit.
Surprised I was able to hold onto this as long I did as it has always been enjoyable. (2441 views) | | | Tasted by rsbeck on 6/5/2016 & rated 95 points: Similar to previous. (2425 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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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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