C9duP2007 tasting @ my friend’s “the judge”. Probably my highest scoring tasting ever with 94.7 as an average of 18 wines.

@ VD
Tasted Sunday, September 18, 2016 by Zweder with 669 views

Introduction

We knew the theme, but all wines were poured fully blind.
What a great vintage for C9duP!
And what a great afternoon it was!!!

Flight 1 (1 Note)

Flight 2 (3 Notes)

  • 2007 Famille Brunier Châteauneuf-du-Pape Domaine La Roquète 92 Points

    France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape

    Bouquet with garrigue, ripe red berry fruits, leather and pepper. On the palate a sweet start of ripe dark berries, garrigue, licorice, good acidity and mild tannin. Ready now and until the end of this decade should be no problem.

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  • 2007 Domaine Durieu Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Lucile Avril 91 Points

    France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape

    The bouquet is a bit special with medicine, garrigue, chocolate and coffee. On the palate sweet fruits, chocolate, herbs and spices, mild acidity and tannin. Opinions differed about the wines in this flight. I score it the same as in 2010: 91

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  • 2007 Clos Saint Jean Châteauneuf-du-Pape 92 Points

    France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape

    Beautiful bouquet with garrigue, medicine, chocolate and some rustic flavors. On the palate sweet ripe fruits in the start with sweet spices like cinnamon, fennel, leather, some coffee, beautiful acidity and very mild tannin. A lush wine which is ready now and has a few years of future as well.

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Flight 3 (3 Notes)

  • 2007 Domaine la Barroche Châteauneuf-du-Pape Terroir 92 Points

    France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape

    Beautiful and clean, fresh and spicy bouquet with some pepper and a touch of pleasant barnyard. On the palate red and dark forest fruits, garrigue, licorice, some coffee, pepper, fresh acidity, round tannin and a good concentration. Really lovely wine which is ready now and has a future of several years.

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  • 2007 Domaine la Barroche Châteauneuf-du-Pape Signature 93 Points

    France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape

    The bouquet shows dark forest fruits, garrigue, minerals and some medicine. On the palate a beautiful start with sweet spices and ripe fruits, some black olives, coffee and chocolate. Mild acidity and tannin. Fills the whole mouth in a very pleasant way. Beautiful wine with still some future.

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  • 2007 Domaine la Barroche Châteauneuf-du-Pape Pure Rouge 96 Points

    France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape

    Beautiful bouquet with ripe red berry fruits and lush cherries as well as a touch of barnyard and chocolate. On the palate cherries, cerise, sweetness but also good acidity, garrigue, chocolate and coffee. Overall a silky and beautiful wine and especially the acidity is very pleasant. After tasting the wine we were told it had popped like a soft drink, so there was some refermentation in the bottle. By the time (a few hours after a double decant) we got the wine in our glass, there was only one taster who noticed a slight bubble. The rest of the tasters did not and everybody was really enthusiastic about the wine.

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Flight 4 (3 Notes)

  • 2007 Domaine de la Vieille Julienne Châteauneuf-du-Pape 95 Points

    France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape

    The color is quite dark red with still a purple hue. The bouquet is really beautiful, pure and intense with ripe cherries, red berries and garrigue. On the palate ripe red and dark forest fruits, cherries, herbs, beautiful acidity and round tannin with a soft bite. Overall an elegant and very harmonious wine with a great length. Ready now and the next 5+? years.

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  • 2007 Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe Châteauneuf-du-Pape La Crau 93 Points

    France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape

    A bit garnet red in the rim. In the bouquet red forest fruits, garrigue, minerals, coffee and chocolate. On the palate ripe fruits, chocolate, minerals, some pepper. Focused and silky at the same time. Beautiful wine in its young maturity stage.

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  • 2007 Domaine de la Mordorée Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée de la Reine des Bois 95 Points

    France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape

    Dark color. In the bouquet dark forest fruits and cherries, garrigue and also some celery and soy. On the palate the same fruits, chocolate, some sweetness and also good acidity. The tannin still has a firm bite. Although the palate is very lush and showing some tertiary flavors, on the palate the wine is still very powerful. Beautiful wine. 94 – 95

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Flight 5 (2 Notes)

  • 2007 Clos du Mont-Olivet Châteauneuf-du-Pape 94 Points

    France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape

    In the bouquet beautiful and fresh red forest fruits, garrigue, leather and coffee. On the palate mostly red fruits, herbs and spices, minerals, some licorice, elegant and fresh acidity, soft tannin and some pleasant bitterness in the finish. Since the barrel sample I tasted in 2009 every has fallen perfectly into place. Ready now and for several years to come. 93 – 94

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  • 2007 Clos du Mont-Olivet Châteauneuf-du-Pape La Cuvée du Papet 95 Points

    France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape

    Beautiful bouquet with red and dark fruits, garrigue and minerals. On the palate red and dark berry fruits, garrigue, tight and focused with good acidity, pepper, tannin with still a good bite and length. The alcohol shows a bit, but it is nevertheless a delicious wine which can last for many more years.

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Flight 6 (2 Notes)

  • 2007 Domaine Grand Veneur Châteauneuf-du-Pape Les Origines 95 Points

    France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape

    Fantastic bouquet with red and dark forest fruits and beautifully fresh garrigue On the palate a slightly sweet start but also good and fresh acidity, herbs, minerals, salty licorice, plums, perfume, tobacco and tannin with a soft bite. This wine is very harmonious, delicious and at its peak now. At this moment even better and more ready than the vieilles vignes which will probably be the better wine in 5+ years from now. But don’t be mistaken, this is extremely beautiful now and the next 5 (+?) years.

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  • 2007 Domaine Grand Veneur Châteauneuf-du-Pape Vieilles Vignes 95 Points

    France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape

    In the bouquet red and dark berry fruits, garrigue like rosemary and minerals. On the palate a touch of sweetness, garrigue, pepper, red and dark berries, cherries, iron, rosemary and thyme, licorice and coffee. Good acidity and firm tannin which needs a few more years. Overall a beautiful and rich wine which is already a great pleasure, but will improve with another 5 – 8+ years of ageing. 94 for now. 96++ for the potential.

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Flight 7 (2 Notes)

  • 2007 Le Clos du Caillou Châteauneuf-du-Pape Domaine du Caillou Les Quartz 96 Points

    France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape

    In the bouquet red berries, cherries and beautiful garrigue. On the palate almost classical with dark fruits and great acidity, beautiful garrigue, coffee, leather, beautiful freshness and round, delicious tannin with still a lovely and soft bite. The wine is ready now, but the tannin has enough bite for another 5 – 8+ years. Great and harmonious wine! 96+

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  • 2007 Le Clos du Caillou Châteauneuf-du-Pape Reserve le Clos du Caillou 98 Points

    France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape

    In the bouquet beautiful red forest fruits, garrigue and rustic flavors. On the palate a full bodied and rich wine with good fruits, a touch of sweetness followed by beautiful garrigue and great acidity. Beautiful and round tannin as well. The wine is extremely harmonious with refinement and complexity. A great beauty now, but plenty of future as well. The rustic flavors included, this is a very complete and beautiful wine reaching out to perfection.

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Flight 8 (3 Notes)

  • 2007 Domaine de Cristia Châteauneuf-du-Pape Vieilles Vignes 97 Points

    France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape

    Beautiful and lush bouquet with ripe red forest fruits and beautiful herbs and spices. On the palate a perfect harmony between juicy black and red berry fruits, chocolate, sweet licorice, fennel, coffee, tobacco and a beautiful balance between acidity and sweetness. Beautifully round and supple tannin with a good future as well. 2024+ no problem.

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  • 2007 Domaine de la Janasse Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Chaupin 96 Points

    France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape

    In this great 2007 tasting I did not make enough time to write notes about this wine. The bouquet is rich and special with good fruits, garrigue and minerals as well. On the palate good fruits, herbs and spices, minerals and fresh acidity and beautifully round tannin with enough power for another 5 – 7+ years. Great wine!

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  • 2007 Domaine de la Janasse Châteauneuf-du-Pape Vieilles Vignes 99 Points

    France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape

    Enjoying the wine so much that I hardly made notes. Really exceptionally beautiful bouquet with ripe red and dark forest fruits and beautiful garrigue. On the palate lush ripe fruits; dark berries, sweet spices, a great balance between acidity and sweetness and round, soft, beautiful and also still powerful tannin. A very rich and luxurious wine with a great length. 98 - 99

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