Domaine Charvin 'Côtes du Rhône' 2023
Region: Rhône, France
Grapes: Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre, Carignan
Vineyard: Organic
Cellar: Native yeast fermentation, unfined, unfiltered, low added sulphur.
Laurent Charvin is best known for his magisterial and long lived Châteauneuf-du-Pape but he takes just as much care and follows the same methods to produce his straight Côtes du Rhône; very high quality fruit, whole bunch fermentation and ageing in concrete. This offers everything you'd expect in terms of dark fruit and spice but it's not heavy-handed. Rich but beautifully balanced.
