Domaine de la Charbonniere, Vacqueyras

Domaine de la Charbonniere · Rhone › Vacqueyras › France

Red · Red Rhone Blend Syrah

Critics

90 /100

Reviews

professional

Vintages

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Community Reviews

Reviews

90.4

Avg Score

Highest

Dark red color. Blackberries, licorice, and a bit of olive. The finish is still quite hot, else I would’ve given a few more points.

2017 vintage

COR: Púrpura escura, com laranja atijolado nas bordas. NARIZ: Muito alcaçuz, frutas pretas e madeira. Bem direto e simples, não traz nenhuma complexidade. BOCA: Corpo médio-forte, taninos leves e final potente (mais tânico). Na boca, as mesmas notas do nariz, sem adicionar complexidade. VINHO: Um vinho muito direto e simples. Bom, mas não traz nada que te faça salivar pela próxima taça.

2017 vintage

First of all - drink it at 13 - 14 °C. It's a powerful wine with 15.5 ABV, but with relatively cool temperature it goes to the top with its uniqueness. Delicate aromas of flowers on one hand and strong aromas of herbs on the other hand. Also red cherry and spice. Taste? About the same, but spice and herbs play first fiddle. Plus sweet plum, black cherry, anise, licorice. Vivid acidity, nice, soft tannins. Be careful with this 15.5 …

2017 vintage

Notes of coffee and cocoa. Drinking well after about 15 minutes of air.

2017 vintage

Drinking very well now. Deep red color and intense blackberry. Tannins are integrated well.

2017 vintage

Very nice spicy, not too strong

2017 vintage

So much better on Day 2! Needs more time or good long aeration.

2017 vintage

Plum, blackberry, and licorice are the dominant notes. Upon opening, this is a bit rough and hot. This dissipated somewhat after an hour in the glass, but still hot (15.5% ABV). I had this with vegetarian chili, and I agree with the reviewer who said that this wine craves meat.

2017 vintage

Little rough 1st day so decided to let sit. Excellent 2nd day. Muted bouquet. Earthy notes and full bodied with black pepper and lots of mineral. Really enjoyable with cast iron pan seared aged NY Strip in compound butter with garlic mash. Seems like this one will age very well.

2017 vintage

Black fruit, olive, truffles

2017 vintage

Still in its youth this wine has spectrum of flavours and characters that evolve, turn youthful again and provides pleasure all along the way. I've had raspberry jam with pips in, balsamic vinegar, blackberries and cracked black pepper. A few vegetal shoots of freshness too. Finish is long but alcohol starts to dominate.

2017 vintage

I find this to be a MUCH better value than just about all of the Cabernets in this price range. And to my taste, the ETOH (15.5%) is no more obvious than in most of those confected cabs. I get whiffs of pipe smoke and smoked meats to go with the red and blue fruits and licorice. Has many of classic Rhone characteristics. Very subtle tannins, cries out for MEAT (grilled beef, braised lamb,..).

2017 vintage

Finally a Tasting (Wine Wizards Stockton) : Solid Vacqueyras big round with all the spicy flavors very attractive and compelling. In the mouth all those flavors are there and then you swallow and it like you just had a shot of vodka. Not sure that will age out. Pass

2017 vintage

2 Coravin pours to taste and have with dinner. Same day purchase, paid ~$20 on sale, was curious to try. 15.5% ABV on label. This is a pretty generous and full bodied wine. Not well structured for aging but ripe and fruit forward. It drank pretty well with grilled teriyaki pork tenderloin. But alone it was noticeably hot while also showing a game meat and black fruit profile with light florals and pepper spice. This is not really my style …

2017 vintage

Solid wine, intensely flavored, sweet fruit, perfumed nose. Good value.

2017 vintage