2013 Domaine Charvin Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Community Tasting Notes (40) Avg Score: 91.5 points

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  4/28/2024 - Cote d'Or wrote:

  Tasted over 2 hrs
  -med dark red violet hue minimal clearing
  -heady grenache spicy kirsch cracked black pepper
  -med acidity, med weight kirsch pine mildly medicinal, med/med+ rustic tannins and a little heat on the finish
  -not very complex, might still improve a bit with some more tannin integration; really hasn't evolved a lot in the past 6 years

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  4/12/2024 - MLipton wrote:

  Red-fruited with a middling dollop of the dark cherry/kirschwasser aromas that S Rhone Grenache usually provides. Balanced, smooth, with just a little heat showing, it exemplifies what I like about CdP.

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  11/21/2023 - Cote d'Or wrote:

  Tasted over 2 hrs
  -med dark red
  -expressive floral red fruit bubble gum grenache black pepper
  -med acidity, med weight lively candied grenache red fruit, med tannins and a little bit of heat
  -classic Charvin CdP in a good drinking window now

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  6/21/2023 - finewinebuff57 wrote: 90 Points

  In a difficult year for Grenache this is really very good - in the middle of its drinking window. I do admire Charvin for his straightforward range (no super cuvees) and consistent quality.

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  5/17/2023 - *Vine* wrote:

  Quick note: although still quite youthful, this is drinking wonderfully at present, with delightful notes of fresh herbs, sandalwood powder and an impression of stoney minerals on the nose. Cherry fruits on the palate are buffered by refreshing acidity and chalky tannins and the plus close. Keeps getting better with aeration, just an impressive CdP and one that is only entering the beginning stages of the ideal drinking window - should be an absolutely fabulous (if not truly epic) drinking experience in 3-5+ years while holding steady for many more to come.
  
  edit: to think this was $40 on release... *sigh*

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