Chateau du Charron 2002 - Printable Version +- WineBoard (https://www.wines.com/wineboard) +-- Forum: TASTING NOTES & WINE SPECIFIC FORUMS (https://www.wines.com/wineboard/forum-200.html) +--- Forum: Bordeaux (https://www.wines.com/wineboard/forum-18.html) +--- Thread: Chateau du Charron 2002 (/thread-6028.html) |
- robr - 07-23-2005 Does anyone have any knowledge of this one? I just bought it, not opened yet, but I thought it was an amazingly good deal for $9. Is it just a "geneneric" Bordeaux? - Innkeeper - 07-23-2005 Yes, but many of these are excellent. It should by approachable now. - robr - 07-23-2005 I opened it before dinner. It had a disagreeable sour taste and slightly skunky flavor. I put it in the firdge and will try again tomorrow, maybe it will be better, but I doubt it. Perhaps it got cooked during transport? - wondersofwine - 07-25-2005 If it was overheated the fruit would taste stewed or cooked--not necessarily skunky. - robr - 07-25-2005 It was funky -- sour, tangy, and yes, cooked. Down the drain with you!!! Live and learn. - jv38 - 07-28-2005 I bought a bottle of the Charron the other day (before I read this post) and I'm trying it right now. I agree, is very tannic. I always have very bad luck with the French wines so I'm not sure if it should be that way. But for what I have read, is like a case study Bourdeaux; very tannic, nose of lead pencil, and hot. Kind of asking for some cellar time. Not that I will give any... - TheEngineer - 08-02-2005 Please do continue to try Bordeaux. Look for a reputable wine store and have someone introduce you to a good one like the LaGrange 2002 for about $25. Also 2000 was a really good and consistent year but they do tend to be pricier. Also look at old posts here. Good hunting. - robr - 08-02-2005 I did just buy another one. It's a 2001 Chateau de Parenchere, Cuvee Raphael, about $18. According to the story on the label, it's 50/50 cab/merlot, made from grapes from the oldest vines on the estate. I'll post when I taste it. - Innkeeper - 08-03-2005 I would hold it for a couple years if you can; unless your retailer told you it was approachable now. - robr - 08-03-2005 He said that his customers are reporting back to him on it, and it's good now. I will probably decant it for an hour or so before drinking. |