Mostly spice, coffee, tar, and licorice. On the palate quite stemmy and bitter. Lacked fruit. I’ve had some really appealing whole cluster wines but this isn’t it. Couldn’t finish the bottle.
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This was my third Charvin over the past year from a few different vintages. I would have to say that though all were good, none of them were able to deliver a high level of enjoyment. They seem like they were textbook studies with a lot of structure and pretty good acid, but the fruits were not that plush, there was a sternness to the wine and though
I've really liked Charvin wines in the past, I don't think I'll be seeking anymore. There's just too much good CDP out there, that deliver great deals of pleasure.
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Out of 375mL. Pretty nose of kirschy, ripe black fruit, florals, mint, twigs -- the whole cluster is clear. Riper than my taste, but with good acidity and the alcohol is in check. The tannins are fine and chewy, giving grip rather than glossy. Even though I don't especially care for this ripeness, there's still much to admire here.
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From our cellar. Decanted for sediment and drank over three hours. Big wine, full bodied, dark fruits, meat juices, spices, herbs. Can tell it's from a hot year, but the intensity of the flavors helps mask the higher alcohol level. Have one more, will try it again in a couple years, hoping for some more tertiary flavors to develop.
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Tasted over 2 hrs -med dark red minimal bricking -jammy cherry spice cassis mature elements -med acidity, med+/full weight thick almost unctuous faded earthy kirsch faint caramel oxidative note and some mature notes, med- tannins -still big 18 years on and just barely showing any tertiary characteristics
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4/19/2024 - Theamateurwinesnob Does not like this wine:
Mostly spice, coffee, tar, and licorice. On the palate quite stemmy and bitter. Lacked fruit. I’ve had some really appealing whole cluster wines but this isn’t it. Couldn’t finish the bottle.
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4/13/2024 - spidermark Likes this wine: 90 Points
This was my third Charvin over the past year from a few different vintages. I would have to say that though all were good, none of them were able to deliver a high level of enjoyment. They seem like they were textbook studies with a lot of structure and pretty good acid, but the fruits were not that plush, there was a sternness to the wine and though
I've really liked Charvin wines in the past, I don't think I'll be seeking anymore. There's just too much good CDP out there, that deliver great deals of pleasure.
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3/25/2024 - coremill wrote: 88 Points
Out of 375mL. Pretty nose of kirschy, ripe black fruit, florals, mint, twigs -- the whole cluster is clear. Riper than my taste, but with good acidity and the alcohol is in check. The tannins are fine and chewy, giving grip rather than glossy. Even though I don't especially care for this ripeness, there's still much to admire here.
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1/28/2024 - wine4ever Likes this wine:
From our cellar. Decanted for sediment and drank over three hours. Big wine, full bodied, dark fruits, meat juices, spices, herbs. Can tell it's from a hot year, but the intensity of the flavors helps mask the higher alcohol level. Have one more, will try it again in a couple years, hoping for some more tertiary flavors to develop.
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12/3/2023 - Cote d'Or wrote:
Tasted over 2 hrs
-med dark red minimal bricking
-jammy cherry spice cassis mature elements
-med acidity, med+/full weight thick almost unctuous faded earthy kirsch faint caramel oxidative note and some mature notes, med- tannins
-still big 18 years on and just barely showing any tertiary characteristics
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