PnP, and drank over a couple of hours. Pleasant from the start but it opened up nicely over a couple of hours. Very light on the nose but lots of bramble, blueberry and a hint of strawberry on the palate.
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Opened three bottles of C9P for a birthday meal with 14 diners. 2008 Saint-Cosme, 2007 Domaine Pierre Usseglio & Fils Châteauneuf, 2003 Le Vieux Donjon. All excellent. Some preferred the Usseglio, the sweetest and most fruit-forward of the trio; others, including me, preferred the LVD, finding it to be the most savory and deepest, in both color and texture. Others preferred the Saint-Cosme as just the right balance of fruit and savory, but lightest on its feet.
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Negociant. 50/30/10/7/3 Grenache/Mourvedre/Syrah/Cinsault/Clairett 24 months French aged oak. Nice style, a little New World is there, but earthy too. Pretty grippy, nice layers.
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A Very Casual BYOB Evening: Lighter in color than I expected, and very fresh on the palate, with fine typicity featuring dark fruits, mild herbs and a touch of mushroom. A very good showing for the vintage, based on its richness and decent structure. I made the mistake of suggesting we chill it a touch, though, and this shocked the wine to sleep -- my bad.
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1/22/2023 - galewskj wrote: 92 Points
Dinner at Irene's: This had a traditional CDP profile with a lot of garrigue and some black fruit. Full-bodied but not jammy.
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10/10/2017 - Thomas B wrote: 89 Points
PnP, and drank over a couple of hours. Pleasant from the start but it opened up nicely over a couple of hours. Very light on the nose but lots of bramble, blueberry and a hint of strawberry on the palate.
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8/27/2016 - prism wrote: 92 Points
Opened three bottles of C9P for a birthday meal with 14 diners. 2008 Saint-Cosme, 2007 Domaine Pierre Usseglio & Fils Châteauneuf, 2003 Le Vieux Donjon. All excellent. Some preferred the Usseglio, the sweetest and most fruit-forward of the trio; others, including me, preferred the LVD, finding it to be the most savory and deepest, in both color and texture. Others preferred the Saint-Cosme as just the right balance of fruit and savory, but lightest on its feet.
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5/15/2013 - GTFreek wrote:
Negociant. 50/30/10/7/3 Grenache/Mourvedre/Syrah/Cinsault/Clairett 24 months French aged oak. Nice style, a little New World is there, but earthy too. Pretty grippy, nice layers.
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3/15/2013 - JonnyG Likes this wine: 91 Points
A Very Casual BYOB Evening: Lighter in color than I expected, and very fresh on the palate, with fine typicity featuring dark fruits, mild herbs and a touch of mushroom. A very good showing for the vintage, based on its richness and decent structure. I made the mistake of suggesting we chill it a touch, though, and this shocked the wine to sleep -- my bad.
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