Starting the reds and always a worthy, interesting effort, the 2011 Cotes du Rhone Le Poutet offers up an excellent bouquet of spiced-berry fruit, roasted herbs, licorice and pepper to go with excellent ripeness, medium-body and sweet tannin. Drink it over the coming 4-5 years. Drink now-2018. Consistently producing lively, fresh and elegant efforts that never lack for structure or richness, Domain Charvin is run by the soft spoken and generous Laurent Charvin. The winemaking here is very traditional, with some stem inclusion and aging completely in tank. Importer: Weygandt-Metzler; tel. (610) 486-0700