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.
