Plenty of class, a subtle texture, balance and precision. It shows aromas of raspberries, red cherries, roasted meat, warm spices and some leather. Medium- to full-bodied with fine-grained tannins. The texture is so refined, restrained and savory, with a long, precise, chiseled finish. Almost crunchy, with an attractive note of orange peel. A complete red wine that鈥檚 20% grenache with syrah, mourvedre, counoise and vaccarese. Drink or hold.
Product Description:
Domaine Charvin is a southern Rh么ne producer based in the famous village of Ch芒teauneuf-du-Pape. Its wines are mostly Grenache-dominant blends, with smaller amounts of Syrah, Mourv猫dre, Vaccarese, Bourboulenc and Carignan.
The domaine was established in 1851 in Ch芒teauneuf-du-Pape by Guillaume Charvin. The estate then spent the majority of its history making bulk wines to be sold to and bottled by local n茅gociants.
Apart from a special estate bottling marking the domaine's centenary, the practice of making bulk wines continued up until the 1990s. In 1990 Laurent Charvin, the sixth generation in the family to work at the winery, began the practice of estate bottling for commercial distribution under the domaine's own label.
The winery has since expanded its vineyards, more than doubling its property in Ch芒teauneuf-du-Pape to a little more than eight hectares (20 acres), and a further 12 hectares (30 acres) of vineyards in the C么tes du Rh么ne (and Vin de France) viticultural zone.
Domaine Charvin makes a single Ch芒teauneuf-du-Pape wine, and a range of red, white and ros茅 C么tes du Rh么ne labels. The wines are fermented and aged in cement tanks, and never see any oak.
black currant, blackberry, dust, leather, blackberry
, violet
, oak
, smoke
, toast
, vanilla, plum, violet, almond, dark berry, spice, currant, blueberry and strawberry
Nose
vanilla, toast, smoke, tobacco, dark fruit, red fruit, thyme
, clove
, cinnamon
, black pepper
, mint, plum, violet, almond, dark berry, spice, spice box and cedar
