Domaine Charvin Châteauneuf du Pape 2022

Robert Parker famously called Charvin “the Richebourg” of Chateauneuf-du-Pape: that is a wine of both unique opulence and unique purity and class. And this extraordinary 2022 is surely the most Richebourg-like Chateauneuf they’ve ever produced. This 2022 earned the top Charvin score ever for the Wine Advocate, which said:

"Another highlight this year, Charvin's 2022 Chateauneuf du Pape exhales a complex, floral bouquet of violet, rose petals, dark cherries, spices and menthol intertwined with delicate garrigue notes. Medium to full-bodied and fine-boned with a layered core of fruit, bright acids and velvety tannins, it finishes long and ethereal with a delicate tannic frame thanks to whole bunches. This blend of 80% Grenache, 7% Syrah, 5% Mourvèdre and the rest of Vaccarèse and Counoise is one of my favorites this year."

With redolent perfume of ripe strawberry, raspberry, licorice and rose petal, this astonishing Chateauneuf-du-Pape has the enormous aromatic complexity and subtlety expected from Grand Cru red Burgundies. Enormous concentration and ample richness on the palate, and the structure behind this is no less impressive. Stacks of very fine tannins. The black and red berry fruit washes over you in a huge wave in the breathtaking licorice finish. So much drive and freshness. Enormous aging potential. From organically grown grapes.