Drank over two nights. The first glass and a half showed slight oxidation and with high-fumes but with good well-developed complexity. The CdP '07 prunes did rear their ugly heads at times, but by night2, I came to a conclusion that the grape source was of high quality in this wine and there was still decent depth with smooth, rounded fruit and some sappy flavors. That said, you want to drink this yesterday if not 5-years ago, as it like so many other '07 CdP are ultimately out of balance with this universe. I think I would have better enjoyed a fresher, more youthful version of this wine some ten years back.
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Spicy red berry nose at first. Touch of cured meat emerges with time. Rich mouth. Kirsch and licorice on the finish. A bit soft and rounded overall, so would like a touch more tannic grip on the finish. But pretty decent overall.
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An outstanding wine. Tasted with dinner after letting it breathe for 2 hours. I don't understand the negative comments of other reviewers. Perhaps we just got lucky. Beautiful floral and spice nose. Balance of dark and tropical fruits, red pepper, and anise on the palate. Tannins provide a pleasant acidity. Medium, slightly astringent finish. The color showed no oxidation at all. It appeared surprisingly young for a 13 year old wine.
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May be past its time - popped poured. Practically no fruit, dark and earthy, tannic. Hard to believe its is 85% Grenache. Will try again in 24 hours.day Tried it next and day after that - glorious grenache finally appeared. Needs time or 3 hour plus decant.
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still a wonderful wine with fully resolved tannins, but much fruit and well integrated layers. long finish. popped and poured. we will see how it is tmw after being gassed overnight.
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P'n P. First night fresh fruit and good balance, drinking nicely. Dark purple, nose of blackberries and other dark fruit. Second night, after sitting in bottle overnight, beginning to show oxidative notes, not as appealing as the night before. Suggests it is time to drink this up. 88 on night one, 86 the next.
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You have to be hot like Isabel and the grapes she raised in 2007 to make a wine like this. Stunning and big CdP, though a touch too sweet for me. It is a bottle to serve toward the end of the evening, at the start of the cheeses or second round of roasts. I need to put it down until tomorrow and cook some steak and sausages.
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After reading a WB thread where everyone hated 2007 CdP, had to open one. Lots of fruit on the nose, a bit stewed, but also some menthol and spice to draw you in. This had lots of spice, pepper, and tannins in the mouth, so the finish was long and interesting. It has too much alcohol (15.5 %) for sure but the strong flavors hide it amazingly well. Do agree you have to like big wines to enjoy this.
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Consumed over 2 days, note from day 2. Nose: Medium expressiveness, blueberry, cranberry, black dirt, and pine needles. Palate: Medium-full bodied, ripe dark fruit attack, spice and black pepper driven mid-palate kick - good acidic presence, holds up very well thru the mid-palate and builds in intensity thru the back-end. Finish: Lengthy sense of spicy dark fruit, black pepper, and pine needles - drinking really nicely right now.
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Served this with lamb, potato gratinee alongside Barroches Signature 2007. Interestingly enough, this is wide open, just oozing of it's region and grapes. Cherries, raspberries get magnified by mild garrigue, and maybe some seaweed and a meaty touch. Fine acidity that makes it a pleasure with food. Tannins are ripe and more or less resolved. Opulent, but classic and delicious. 91-92. Very interesting to compare to the Barroche which is more restrained, not quite austere, but could still use some more time.
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This is a fairly forward, new world styled CDP that's drinking really well tonight after just abit of air. Not notably deep or complex, but very enjoyable with a good qpr. For me, this is in a good place right now, I think I'll drink up my last bottle in the next year or so.
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Scents of raspberian cherries flow out of the decanter. They mingle with spice, wet stone, seaweed and a hint of meat. So yes, this is on it's way into the drinking window. It's very classy and elegant with the red fruit, a mild signature garrigue and a very serious minerality. It has some power too and finishes with a twist of licorice and kubebe pepper. Served at around 15 degrees Celsius there is no heat, just warmth. This is beautiful with food, but even better with some serious pecorino for after.
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Popped & poured, drank over 2 nights. Really enjoyed this. Not a very expressive nose, but mouth-coating on the palate with a nice finish. Dark red and black fruit, spice and dark chocolate.
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Drinking much now than it did a year ago but still quite primary. New world styled but still retaining the essence of CdP. Med to full bodied with lots of red cherry and anise and abit of white pepper and garrigue on the finish. A fairly basic CdP but a very pleasant bottle of wine and a good qpr for CdP. This was much better on days 2 and 3. Even after a couple of hours in the decanter on day 1 it was unpleasantly grapey.
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Consumed over 2 days, note from day 2. Nose: Cranberry, blueberry, sour cherry, garrigue, crushed rock, and brush. Palate: Very nice mouth feel, spice, minerals, dark fruit there but overpowered by minerals and spice - black pepper and Asian spice, tannic grip in back-end. Finish: Subtle, but lengthy, dominated by garrigue and tart dark fruit. This actually seemed smoother on day 1, seemed heavier and more tart on day 2.
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I like this. The nose is not very giving beyond saying "syrah, syrah", but there is some black fruits there too. The palate is very sensual and luscious. Big round Parkeresque. Nice young CDP, I can see it getting nobler with age.
PS: Decant two hours. PPS: Get the 2007 St. Cosme Deux Albion CDR and save a lot of money...
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A nice fairly simple cdp. Bright red fruit on opening that transitioned into dark fruit after several hours. Some garrigue, leather and abit of white pepper with some soft tannins on the finish. Not alot of depth but an enjoyable young wine.
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One of my first few 07 CDP's. Red and black fruit with sasafras and licorice and some chalky tannins on the finish. The length of the finish varied from abit clipped when cool to abit longer when at room temp. This wine picked up a little more depth on the second day but overall was alittle on the simple side. Although fairly young tasting, this was an enjoyable bottle of wine.
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Tasted among some much higher caliber company tonight and this more than held its own. Very open for business right now although lacking the secondary flavors that its higher tiered siblings do. Pure in flavor, ripe but totally balanced. Finishes long. I'm a big fan of this producer.
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High quality juice. Dark purple in color. Robust nose. Layers and layers of flavor on the palate. Plum, spice, smoke, earth and black fruits. Great texture and long on the finish. Very compelling for a base cuvee.
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Mostly green vegetables on nose. White pepper, big tannins, syrup, sweet cherries on palate. Very smooth finish. Did not show the heat like the Janasse CdP and had better balance. Drinks very good now. Better pop n pour than the Janasse and got too weak after an overnight decant.
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9/19/2023 - nkirsch Likes this wine: 91 Points
more full bodied and jammy than I expect from a CDP but still very enjoyable
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6/30/2023 - nkirsch Likes this wine: 90 Points
Good CDP but a little tight.
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1/3/2023 - nkirsch Likes this wine: 90 Points
good bottle, a little light on flavor but with an earthy quality
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8/30/2022 - z_willus_d wrote: 88 Points
Drank over two nights. The first glass and a half showed slight oxidation and with high-fumes but with good well-developed complexity. The CdP '07 prunes did rear their ugly heads at times, but by night2, I came to a conclusion that the grape source was of high quality in this wine and there was still decent depth with smooth, rounded fruit and some sappy flavors. That said, you want to drink this yesterday if not 5-years ago, as it like so many other '07 CdP are ultimately out of balance with this universe. I think I would have better enjoyed a fresher, more youthful version of this wine some ten years back.
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10/7/2021 - juffer Likes this wine: 92 Points
Spicy red berry nose at first. Touch of cured meat emerges with time. Rich mouth. Kirsch and licorice on the finish. A bit soft and rounded overall, so would like a touch more tannic grip on the finish. But pretty decent overall.
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11/30/2020 - pmk wrote: 94 Points
popped and poured. dark fruit, grenache predominant. long spicy finish. resolved tannins. Stood up to a prime steak. last bottle.
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4/5/2020 - Wolfde Likes this wine: 95 Points
An outstanding wine. Tasted with dinner after letting it breathe for 2 hours. I don't understand the negative comments of other reviewers. Perhaps we just got lucky. Beautiful floral and spice nose. Balance of dark and tropical fruits, red pepper, and anise on the palate. Tannins provide a pleasant acidity. Medium, slightly astringent finish. The color showed no oxidation at all. It appeared surprisingly young for a 13 year old wine.
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3/23/2020 - pmk wrote: 88 Points
May be past its time - popped poured. Practically no fruit, dark and earthy, tannic. Hard to believe its is 85% Grenache. Will try again in 24 hours.day
Tried it next and day after that - glorious grenache finally appeared. Needs time or 3 hour plus decant.
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12/25/2019 - pmk wrote: 92 Points
still a wonderful wine with fully resolved tannins, but much fruit and well integrated layers. long finish. popped and poured. we will see how it is tmw after being gassed overnight.
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4/24/2019 - ksmith Likes this wine: 88 Points
P'n P. First night fresh fruit and good balance, drinking nicely. Dark purple, nose of blackberries and other dark fruit. Second night, after sitting in bottle overnight, beginning to show oxidative notes, not as appealing as the night before. Suggests it is time to drink this up. 88 on night one, 86 the next.
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8/4/2017 - Simoncino wrote: 91 Points
You have to be hot like Isabel and the grapes she raised in 2007 to make a wine like this. Stunning and big CdP, though a touch too sweet for me. It is a bottle to serve toward the end of the evening, at the start of the cheeses or second round of roasts. I need to put it down until tomorrow and cook some steak and sausages.
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2/8/2017 - skifree wrote: 91 Points
After reading a WB thread where everyone hated 2007 CdP, had to open one. Lots of fruit on the nose, a bit stewed, but also some menthol and spice to draw you in. This had lots of spice, pepper, and tannins in the mouth, so the finish was long and interesting. It has too much alcohol (15.5 %) for sure but the strong flavors hide it amazingly well. Do agree you have to like big wines to enjoy this.
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2/8/2015 - prasm Likes this wine: 91 Points
Consumed over 2 days, note from day 2. Nose: Medium expressiveness, blueberry, cranberry, black dirt, and pine needles. Palate: Medium-full bodied, ripe dark fruit attack, spice and black pepper driven mid-palate kick - good acidic presence, holds up very well thru the mid-palate and builds in intensity thru the back-end. Finish: Lengthy sense of spicy dark fruit, black pepper, and pine needles - drinking really nicely right now.
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12/14/2014 - Billy Swan wrote:
Served this with lamb, potato gratinee alongside Barroches Signature 2007. Interestingly enough, this is wide open, just oozing of it's region and grapes. Cherries, raspberries get magnified by mild garrigue, and maybe some seaweed and a meaty touch. Fine acidity that makes it a pleasure with food. Tannins are ripe and more or less resolved. Opulent, but classic and delicious. 91-92.
Very interesting to compare to the Barroche which is more restrained, not quite austere, but could still use some more time.
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9/2/2014 - mmcdds wrote: 89 Points
This is a fairly forward, new world styled CDP that's drinking really well tonight after just abit of air. Not notably deep or complex, but very enjoyable with a good qpr. For me, this is in a good place right now, I think I'll drink up my last bottle in the next year or so.
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1/28/2013 - Billy Swan Likes this wine:
Scents of raspberian cherries flow out of the decanter. They mingle with spice, wet stone, seaweed and a hint of meat. So yes, this is on it's way into the drinking window. It's very classy and elegant with the red fruit, a mild signature garrigue and a very serious minerality. It has some power too and finishes with a twist of licorice and kubebe pepper. Served at around 15 degrees Celsius there is no heat, just warmth. This is beautiful with food, but even better with some serious pecorino for after.
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3/18/2012 - Lessthanzero wrote: 91 Points
Coming into its own now, with the grenache playing a major role. Spicy and seductive. Give it a 3 hour decant. Serve at cellar temp
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7/25/2011 - The Wine Write wrote: 91 Points
Popped & poured, drank over 2 nights. Really enjoyed this. Not a very expressive nose, but mouth-coating on the palate with a nice finish. Dark red and black fruit, spice and dark chocolate.
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5/1/2011 - mmcdds wrote: 89 Points
Drinking much now than it did a year ago but still quite primary. New world styled but still retaining the essence of CdP. Med to full bodied with lots of red cherry and anise and abit of white pepper and garrigue on the finish. A fairly basic CdP but a very pleasant bottle of wine and a good qpr for CdP. This was much better on days 2 and 3. Even after a couple of hours in the decanter on day 1 it was unpleasantly grapey.
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2/4/2011 - prasm wrote: 90 Points
Consumed over 2 days, note from day 2. Nose: Cranberry, blueberry, sour cherry, garrigue, crushed rock, and brush. Palate: Very nice mouth feel, spice, minerals, dark fruit there but overpowered by minerals and spice - black pepper and Asian spice, tannic grip in back-end. Finish: Subtle, but lengthy, dominated by garrigue and tart dark fruit. This actually seemed smoother on day 1, seemed heavier and more tart on day 2.
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12/4/2010 - skifree wrote: 92 Points
Drinking beautifully right now. Luscious, great mouth feel, flavors knit together nicely, the kind of wine friends and family will really like.
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10/13/2010 - Lessthanzero wrote: 91 Points
I like this. The nose is not very giving beyond saying "syrah, syrah", but there is some black fruits there too. The palate is very sensual and luscious. Big round Parkeresque. Nice young CDP, I can see it getting nobler with age.
PS: Decant two hours.
PPS: Get the 2007 St. Cosme Deux Albion CDR and save a lot of money...
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10/2/2010 - mmcdds wrote: 88 Points
A nice fairly simple cdp. Bright red fruit on opening that transitioned into dark fruit after several hours. Some garrigue, leather and abit of white pepper with some soft tannins on the finish. Not alot of depth but an enjoyable young wine.
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6/10/2010 - Finare Vinare wrote: 91 Points
Good potential for the future, but absolutely needs cellaring. Wait until 2014, might earn another point then.
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4/24/2010 - mmcdds wrote: 84 Points
One of my first few 07 CDP's. Red and black fruit with sasafras and licorice and some chalky tannins on the finish. The length of the finish varied from abit clipped when cool to abit longer when at room temp. This wine picked up a little more depth on the second day but overall was alittle on the simple side. Although fairly young tasting, this was an enjoyable bottle of wine.
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2/21/2010 - CkenS wrote: 92 Points
Too busy hosting to take notes but this one was full bodied and luscious. A big hit and the last bottle of the night.
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12/27/2009 - bikerkayaker wrote: 92 Points
2007 sunshine in a bottle!
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12/26/2009 - EMichels wrote: 91 Points
Really opened up in the glass
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11/3/2009 - JOsgood wrote: 93 Points
Tasted among some much higher caliber company tonight and this more than held its own. Very open for business right now although lacking the secondary flavors that its higher tiered siblings do. Pure in flavor, ripe but totally balanced. Finishes long. I'm a big fan of this producer.
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9/24/2009 - JOsgood wrote: 94 Points
High quality juice. Dark purple in color. Robust nose. Layers and layers of flavor on the palate. Plum, spice, smoke, earth and black fruits. Great texture and long on the finish. Very compelling for a base cuvee.
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7/4/2009 - JJL wrote: 91 Points
Mostly green vegetables on nose. White pepper, big tannins, syrup, sweet cherries on palate. Very smooth finish. Did not show the heat like the Janasse CdP and had better balance. Drinks very good now. Better pop n pour than the Janasse and got too weak after an overnight decant.
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6/6/2009 - pdf wrote:
Dégustation avec Philippe Lubineau. CDP de base.
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