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2007 Clos des Brusquières Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Red Rhone Blend
- France
- Rhône
- Southern Rhône
- Châteauneuf-du-Pape
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Community Tasting Notes 73
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mbk wrote:
January 21, 2023 - Drinking fabulous , 45 minute decant to maximize Was worried past prime but not an issue
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TheBosWineGuy Likes this wine: 88 points
November 22, 2020 - Taster “Neecies” has it right. I think the vintage saw the wines get away from quite a few producers. These were nice young but the 4-5 producers I’ve had made wines that kind of fall apart 7-10 years on. I think the high alcohol and ripe fruit really needed more acidity to hold things together. Not surprisingly, the producers who work new oak did better as their wines had more structure but are obviously not traditional.
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drmarclevine wrote: 89 points
July 12, 2020 - Threw quite a bit of sediment upon decanting. Initially quite jammy and port-like on the nose but after about an hour it balanced out a bit into camphor balls, potpourri, charcoal embers, and ripe blue fruit. Rounded in the mouth with heated blueberries and some black pepper trying to poke through the density. Hot vintage for sure. Lots of tannin in the back of the mouth but dominated by the concentrated chunkiness in the mid-palate. A bit disjointed and inharmonious. Wanted more edginess. First instinct is to hold this a bit longer to see if things come together but not sure the fruit is in it for a longer haul.
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Neecies Does not like this wine:
July 4, 2020 - Sweet and ripe--wouldn't have to tell an experienced taster that this came from a hot vintage. A decent drink but lacks essential Rhone-ness. Lots of sediment--decant needed.
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tsdv Likes this wine: 89 points
April 28, 2020 - Minerally, charcoal, somewhat lean. Brickish color. Based on prev reviews, this seems to have lost something. Good with food, but expected more.
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By Jeb Dunnuck
Back to France, Issue #3, 2/1/2010 (link)(Clos des Brusquières Châteauneuf-du-Pape) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Josh Raynolds
January/February 2009, IWC Issue #142 (link)(Clos des Brusquieres Chateauneuf du Pape) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
12/10/2008 (link)(Clos des Brusquières Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Richard Jennings
10/10/2009 (link) 92 points(Clos des Brusquières Châteauneuf-du-Pape) Very dark red violet color; black fruit, blackberry, charcoal nose; tight, ripe, black fruit, blackberry, mineral palate; medium-plus finish
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By Gary Vaynerchuk
2007 Chateauneuf Du Papes Tasting, Episode #738, 9/15/2009 (link) 93+ points(Clos des Brusquieres Chateauneuf du Pape) #1; COLOR-medium; NOSE-really tight; PALATE-Wow; for having no nose, this wine brings enormous intensity; very dark; like taking really dark blackberries w/ melted down black licorice and black tea on top of that; pitch black; this is a very masculine CdP, but the back-end is quite feminine; like a sensitive tough guy; surrounded by great Asian spice flavors; nice tea flavors; less red fruit than most CdP's; this has great structure; extremely well made; I love the black pepper; really big; really smooth; very well structured; drinking really well in it's youth; finishes with a nice blueberry flavor; this is SPECTACULAR; will last 15-18 years; perfect w/ steak; getting a cinnamon component; this is a really complex bottle of wine; JR-91/94; GV-93+
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2007
- Type Red
- Producer Clos des Brusquières
- Varietal Red Rhone Blend
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country France
- Region Rhône
- SubRegion Southern Rhône
- Appellation Châteauneuf-du-Pape
- UPC Code 674144972068
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 467 (53%)
- Consumed 411 (47%)
Food Pairing
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Who Likes This Wine
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- ProducerClos des Brusquières
- VarietyRed Rhone Blend
- CountryFrance
- RegionRhône
- SubRegionSouthern Rhône
- AppellationChâteauneuf-du-Pape
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