wineflock- 2007 CdPs

Bob's house, Northbrook IL
Tasted Thursday, December 3, 2009 by KeithAkers with 789 views

Introduction

I got a chance to go to this due to a last minute cancellation. All wines were blind for us, though bob knew what was being brought so that there wouldn't be any duplicates. This presented a great chance for us to get a good feel for the much-hyped vintage

Flight 1 - starting bubbly (1 Note)

  • NV Charles Heidsieck Champagne Brut Réserve 92 Points

    France, Champagne

    nose: real crisp and lively nose of green apples, bread, bits of baking spices, white fruits and some tart citrus tones. Real good depth that just sings out of the glass

    taste: excellent medium+ acidity and tasty tones of white fruits, green apples, bread, and tart citrus tones. Very smooth feel that seems to glide across the palate

    overall: this was a 96 disgorgement. Was shocking at how youthful it was. The color and acidity were just perfectly in place and pristine, this was a real lovely champagne that was extremely delicious

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Flight 2 - The main event (9 Notes)

there was one "ringer" thrown in here. One very noticeable quality in the wines is a cleaner approach in the fruit then would be traditionally expected from CdPs, could this be due to the vintage or cleaner barrels and cellar conditions?

  • 2007 Clos du Mont-Olivet Châteauneuf-du-Pape La Cuvée du Papet 93 Points

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

    nose: nice and tasty nose that is more towards the red spectrum with tones of red fruits, red cherries, a good amount of herbs, mesquite, and a touch of licorice. Very good depth and has a tasty side to it that is really good

    taste: real good and suave medium feel with real good length and good tannins. Well balanced tones of black and red licorice, mesquite, red fruits, red cherries, and a good dose of herbs. The tannins are good, but it isn't extremely tannic by any means

    overall: Group 9, my 4. This is obviously this is very young right now. The feel is really good already and more time would really add to that. The depth is good, but it should develop even further with more age. There is real good promise on this, but it certainly does need to develop. Doesn't come off as a long distance runner, this should be real good in another 3-4 years and seems like it has the ability to go about 15-18 fairly well

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  • 2007 Clos du Mont-Olivet Châteauneuf-du-Pape 93 Points

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

    nose: real good and attractive nose that has a seductive side to it with tones of black fruits, black cherries, hoison sauce, a touch of underbrush, and a good helping of dark berry tones. Excellent depth with a real sense to it

    taste: excellent supporting tannins right now that make themselves know, but aren't overbearing. Extremely smooth and polished medium feel with tasty tones of black fruits, black cherries, hoison sauce, and bits of brambly tones

    overall: group no7 my no3. This is very tasty right now, and certainly needs some time to fully show itself off. This is just a flat out mega steal at around $35 a bottle. This certainly has the tannin to last a good while and should be rather enjoyable over the course of its life too

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  • 2007 Domaine de Beaurenard (Paul Coulon et Fils) Châteauneuf-du-Pape Boisrenard 88 Points

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

    nose: extremely dark and very extracted nose that borders on over ripe with tones of black cherries, herbs, black licorice, black fruits, some hot stones and a good amount of oak. There is good complexity, but this is a bit much for me right now

    taste: Big, bold, and very extracted with rich medium/full tones of black cherries, melted black licorice, black fruits, and a good dose of oak. Extremely big on the palate and doesn't have big tannins to it either

    overall: group no8 my no9. This seemed to have a real big amount of syrah in the blend, and it came off as more aussie type syrah as it was over ripe in a way. Extremely bold and rich, this certainly needs time, but its hard to tell where this will go with time and its not too flattering of a wine right now to begin with

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  • 2007 Mas de Boislauzon Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée du Quet 96 Points

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

    nose: now we're talking, this is beautifully deep with a nose that makes you seem to think that you are walking through a field of all sorts of fresh and wild herbs. A cornucopia of herbal notes of ginger root, juniper, thyme, sage, and all sorts of other herbal tones that are hard to pin down. Great depth with additional tones of hoison sauce, dark red fruits, dark red cherries, licorice, and some bits of beefy tones

    taste: extremely polished and smooth medium feel with real good tannins to show off the youth of the wine. Amazing depth on the palate with all sorts of tones of juniper, thyme, sage, dark red fruits, licorice, and dark red cherries

    overall: group no5, my no1. This was a polarizing wine. For three of us this was our number 1 wine by a good margin on the night, others weren't as enamored with it. For me, this was just firing on as many cylinders as a young CdP can fire on, and it was just chock full of class and depth that made it a real treat to smell and taste. The nose was kicking butt and taking names as it was a real sensual experience, and this is an extremely special wine that will only get better, unfortunately there is very little of it to go around

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  • 2007 Domaine Font de Michelle Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Etienne Gonnet 92 Points

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

    nose: excellent depth with well balanced tones of hot stones, black fruits, red fruits, red cherries, berries, and some bits of herbs. There is a real good and creamy quality to the nose that is rather attractive

    taste: Real good medium feel with sneaky tannins and tasty tones of black licorice, red cherries, black and red fruits, and a good amount of ripe berry tones. Excellent depth with some real good polish on the feel to boot

    overall: group no4, my no6. This was real nice, and extremely young. Should add more depth and have the flavors pronounce themselves more with sideways time. Obviously primary, but there is a real tastiness to the wine that makes it really enjoyable

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  • 2007 Domaine de Cristia Châteauneuf-du-Pape Vieilles Vignes 91 Points

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

    nose: real good depth with delicious tones of red cherries, red currants, all sorts of red licorice tones, and some real good herbal tones. The nose doesn't seem to be giving off everything that it wants to give as it is a bit tight at the moment

    taste: excellent medium feel with good supporting tannins and tones of red fruits, black licorice, red licorice, herbs, and red cherries, Excellent depth and is showing off a bit more on the palate with a real smooth feel. The tannins bite a bit on the back end, but they aren't overbearing

    overall: group no1, my no7. Here again I was pretty off from how the rest of the group voted. I certainly liked the wine a lot and it has a real attractive quality to it presently. The depth is real good and the tannins are well in place right now, needs a bit to fully come together

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  • 2007 Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe Châteauneuf-du-Pape La Crau 91 Points

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

    nose: very tight nose that takes some serious coaxing to reveal tones of herbs, dark red cherries, bits of garrigue, dark red fruits and a good dose of red licorice. The nose just doesn't seem to fully budge too much

    taste: rather brutish on the palate right now with some chewy tannins and tones of black and red licorice, meaty tones, herbs, dark red cherries, and some bits of garrigue. The tannins are pretty big right now, but what is underneath is real good

    overall: group no6, my no8. This just didn't really come out and play tonight and needs a significant amount of downtime before it should be opened. This one does come off as a long distance runner and a good amount of patience is going to be required, but this should reward those that are patient in a big way

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  • 2007 Domaine La Bouïssiere Gigondas 93 Points

    France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Gigondas

    nose: very pepper nose filled with white pepper, tellicherry peppercorns, herbs, dark red cherries, black fruits, dark berries, and a touch of garrigue. Very different from the other wines that were in the tasting

    taste: delicious medium feel with good tannins and tones of white pepper, tellicherry peppercorns, melted licorice, black fruits, and dark red cherries. Good tannins support the wine with real good depth on the palate

    overall: group no2, my no5. This was really good, and it stuck out in the tasting as the lone non-CdP in the bunch. Has a slightly more rustic quality to it, but has a real intriguing side to it that is well worth digging into as it ages. Was fairly open right now and should improve a bit with age

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  • 2007 Domaine Grand Veneur Châteauneuf-du-Pape Les Origines 94 Points

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

    nose: real deep and beefy nose filled with roast beef tones, dark red cherries, all sorts of wild herbs, black fruits, dark berries, and some bits of hoison sauce. Real seductive with a lot of charm like a cool 50s hollywood blonde

    taste: real rich medium/full feel with excellent tannins and balance. Wonderful tones of hoison sauce, roast beef, wild herbs, and black fruits all balance out very well together. While this was full bodied and had a richness to it, it was far from as extracted as the boisrenard

    overall: group no3, my no2. A real pleasure. This has a lot of potential and will need time to work itself out and smooth down the rough edges. Great depth on both the nose and palate, this really had it going on, and is another great buy at its price.

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Flight 3 - ending sticky (1 Note)

well, actually there were two as Bob also supplied a 92 BA that was really good, but I couldn't find the producer in CT and the label was an overload of info

  • 1983 Château Suduiraut 92 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes

    nose: excellent and mature nose of beeswax, apricots, nectarines, and tasty tones of warm honey. Real good depth and has a real succulent quality to it

    taste: very delicious medium feel with good medium acidity and loads of beeswax, nectarines, and honey tones. Real great botrytis flavors that balance out very well together with real good depth

    overall: This had a real nice medium golden color. Was very fresh out of the bottle and has a lot of life left, but is mature and really ready to go right now. Well balanced with excellent aromatics and feel on the palate, this was very enjoyable and a great way to cap the evening

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Closing

There was a lot of quality in the wines. They are extremely young, so that always has to be taken into account. I personally wouldn't call it the greatest vintage ever, but from this cross section, it certainly fits in the top vintage run with 98, 01, and 05.

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