Oswaldo Costa
Oswaldo Costa
2008 Domaine Charvin Côtes-du-Rhône 14.0%
Decanted four hours on the expectation of lingering tightness. Remained somewhat closed in the glass, showing raspberries and underbrush (Marcia found olives). Good density, almost chewy. Fine tannins, clear acidity, unobtrusive alcohol, with a faint lactic note on the finish. Classy; no trace of the rusticity associated with CdR. Definitely needs another fistful of years.
2004 Domaine Charvin Chateauneuf-du-Pape 14.5%
Decanted one hour on the expectation of borderline readiness. Cherry, cloves, and thyme; the thyme gets stronger with time. Before food, alcohol on the hot side, remains a hottie even after. Clear and present acidity feels real. Nice bitterness in the mid-palate, no sense of wood. Aroma kept getting lovelier, seemed to outclass mouth; could have benefited from nose to nose resuscitation. Adolescent, but cruisin' the 'hood, scanning the horizon, open for business.
Decanted four hours on the expectation of lingering tightness. Remained somewhat closed in the glass, showing raspberries and underbrush (Marcia found olives). Good density, almost chewy. Fine tannins, clear acidity, unobtrusive alcohol, with a faint lactic note on the finish. Classy; no trace of the rusticity associated with CdR. Definitely needs another fistful of years.
2004 Domaine Charvin Chateauneuf-du-Pape 14.5%
Decanted one hour on the expectation of borderline readiness. Cherry, cloves, and thyme; the thyme gets stronger with time. Before food, alcohol on the hot side, remains a hottie even after. Clear and present acidity feels real. Nice bitterness in the mid-palate, no sense of wood. Aroma kept getting lovelier, seemed to outclass mouth; could have benefited from nose to nose resuscitation. Adolescent, but cruisin' the 'hood, scanning the horizon, open for business.