2007 Mas de Boislauzon Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Community Tasting Notes (123) Avg Score: 90.7 points

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  5/18/2024 - MindMuse wrote: 91 Points

  Dredged from the depths of the cellar, where this has been horizontally resting for a decade and a half, a singleton bottle purchase. To be paired on the spur of the moment with leftover Hibachi grilled filet mignon with rice and noodles, and both to be paired with televised live boxing. I mean, obviously, of course.
  
  Now this wine was bottled unfiltered, but I filtered it into glass through a fine mesh in-bottle filter. Yet when observed in glass with a bright light behind, it is astonishing how much Ultra-fine particulate still remains in suspension in this wine. None of which is detected on the tongue as non-liquid, but which must contribute to a palate persistence that is very pleasing on this wine. Very considerable bricking.
  
  Needs 15 minutes or so in glass to unfurl aromatically, then gives something like smoked pomegranate, grilled lavender, red currant jam, cardamon, cinnamon, allspice. I kind of wanted to dip some French toast in it. Over time, the spice profile graduated from welterweight to light heavyweight (in boxing terms), and the particulate concentration looked like a miniature galaxy in glass. Ultimately, I poured the last couple of ounces from one glass to another through a coffee filter, an exercise which must have consumed 8-10 minutes, allowing me to compose this note while waiting.
  
  While this may sound like an amazing wine, it was quite interesting in many ways, but still only a quite nice wine in the scheme of things. I give it 94 for the experience, 91 for the wine. And FWIW, the post-coffee filter liquid remains were plain and dull...
  
  Drink up.

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  8/7/2022 - Two Winos Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Took a few minutes to open up, but when it did it was very good. Started off smokey and then became classic aged CdP. Continued to develop in the glass. Very nice.

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  6/10/2022 - Vasily Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Deep dark color. Nose of cherry. Rich palate of red fruit, cherry, chocolate and cherry seeds with medium oak tannins. Very good wine. Bolder on first day but easy drinking on second day.

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  5/5/2022 - DanielAVTL Likes this wine: 88 Points

  Same as previous note

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  4/30/2022 - DanielAVTL Likes this wine: 88 Points

  Opened for lunch and served with homemade Wild Mushroom and Chestnut Risotto. Popped amd poured (no need to decant) and drank over the course of 2 hours.
  
  Nose - Lively, old-school CDP nose, with hints of earth, berries, dark fruit, espresso and leather. Developed some port and cognac notes after 45 minutes in the glass, suggesting of age.
  
  Mouth - medium to light bodied, round with soft tannins. Good fruit, plum and some more port on the mid-palate, with some mild tartness on the finish.
  
  A tasty CDP but quite straightforward and lacking in depth, complexity and length. Still enjoyable, and definitely has character, but no more than 88 points on the day.
  
  I have one more of these which I will be drinking soon as I don't expect this to get better.

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