Charvin, Chateauneuf Du Pape

Charvin, Chateauneuf Du PapeVoluptuous textures, sweet, ripe, black raspberries, kirsch, pepper and wet earth scents and a long, tasty, fresh, jammy, red berry and spice filled finish is found in sip after sip of this beauty. Perfect with Coq a Vin on a cold, wintery night. OK, cold for Los Angeles.

Yet it is very well crafted and should continue to drink well for another decade

oak-spiced aromas of candied cherry and raspberry

then more stone-fruit than citrus

this is stunning

but that wine is years from seeing the light of day

mocha and dusty soil plus wafts of cardamom and smoked meats

The wine never goes over the limit

(from 4 separate parcels that total

offering a classic expression of its charms

even at the first sniff of the bouquet

and as it so often happens

Very intense