Not as giving at this stage as I had hoped it would be. Red fruit and some secondaries are there, but shy and it's unclear if they aren't going to emerge or just need more time. Crossed fingers for the latter.
Still a fine wine, but not the level hoped for in a CSJ (even considering the lower fullness of fruit in wines of the vintage).
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I agree with other comments... this wine needs more time. Very tight on the nose, but complex. There is plenty of fruit on the palate but needs more time to fully open. Lot's of tannin. Glad I used the coravin.
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For a 2007 this is an aberration on the positive side. Wow so much complexity and length. Mid way between primary and tertiary. For me this is a good time to drink.
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Dark red, minimal aroma initially, medium weight but fairly flat tasting initially after 3 hours of air time in bottle. after dinner and 6 hours of air time the wine had picked up weight and the fruit blossomed making for a tasty wine but made us think it was still too young to be drinking well. Wish we had another bottle to try in a few years.
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Drank with an '07 Dujac Charmes. Decanted both for 2 hours. They tasted similar and were fine but unimpressive. This wine was probably less brooding than the Dujac - more red fruit - but neither wine would give up much on the palate. I had to work at both of these wines and came away disappointed. It is possibly too early for this wine, but I didn't sense anything impressive coming. CdT Zoom dinner.
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A stubborn and wound up wine. Fruit felt lean given the firm structure and flavors were quite black and meaty. Unlike other 07s, this felt like it needs a lot of time and I hope the fruit lasts long enough.
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From memory: Needed some time to open up. Very classic nose, red fruit, wet stones, some sous-bois. Medium body, smooth tannins. Long. This was not a wine that impressed immediately, but with the third glass it's clear that this is really very good and classy.
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Ouvert en fin de matinée pour le soir, épaulé en début d'après-midi pour le rendre plus causant. Robe violine. Nez pinotant bien, très Gevrey, sur les fruits noirs, un peu de ronce. Bouche pleine, séveuse, belle longueur, petite trame acide qui étire le vin. Ca commence à se boire.
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A deep and slow to unfurl nose of dark pinot fruit, iron, earth, moss, wild game notes, and some subtle violet/ florals. With more air time the fruit becomes more open both on the nose and palate, and then after an hour on a half or so, the ferrous, meaty notes come to the fore. Mid to fully bodied for pinot with a firm structure and a chiseled, limestone-soil driven, savory, and ferrous side that is beautifully complimented by the fruit and mossy herbal components. There is depth and focus, and while certainly on the soil and savory side, it has excellent fruit and a sense of harmony. Power with grace. A youthfully outstanding cohesive wine that is simultaneously precise, powerful, and poised. Delicious, serious wine drinking at early peak.
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Tasted single blind (guess the producer in Clos St Jacques) – Rich and slightly more reserved showing a darker shade of fruits in Clos St Jacques. Earthy spices, dark cherry, sleek minerals with good roundness and a firm backbone. Higher phenolic ripeness than Sylvie Esmonin and Jadot. Conservative winemaking but a safe bet even in weak vintage like 2007. My guess: Sylvie Esmonin Clos St Jacques? 3rd Place (90/100)
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En Remilly & Clos St Jacques night (110 Taillevent London): Out of all the reds this was (aside of a TCA tainted Jadot) my least favorite by a mile. This was super short, had little to offer in terms of fruit. Did not scream 1er Cru leave alone CSJ. Disappointing and an average red Burg at best. #4/5 in this flight but clearly behind Esmonin and light years behind Rousseau and Fourrier.
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Bourgogne 2007 tasting #8: nice value for money considering its a bourgogne. Sweet nose with liquerish berries, cherry, strawberries, vanilla and a woody touch.
Tight mouthfeel with green notes, mint, loads of tannins and fine acidity. 93p.
0 BV, 1 WV.
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PopnPour, tasted over 3 hrs -nearly opaque dark red-purple no bricking -ripe dark fruit -med acidity, med weight, faded sour dark fruits and minerality notable bitter note carries through to mildly astringent med tannins and a whisper of oak -serious and somber though not very charming at this stage
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Tasted this against a Corton from same year. To my disappointment, the St. Jacques did not hold up. Nothing wrong but very closed nose, and few classical red fruit notes. I think this is in sleep mode. I will save my other bottle at least two years.
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Medium red. Nose with ripe cherries and strawberries, some animal and gamey notes, mixed spices, rather prominent toasted oak with some coffee notes. Medium bodied(+), cherries and cranberries, quite present acidity, prominent tannins that are rather tough at the moment. Tight, and st present it feels like the fruit is not quite up to the job of fully balancing the tannins. This should benefit from a couple of more years in the cellar. 90+ p.
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A Clos St Jacques kind of night. (Elite Seafood Restaurant): Tasted blind Second time I've had this wine in the past two years. Both times tasted shut down and tight. Gave up nothing on the nose and nothing on the palate. I'm not sure how it's going to develop with time or if it even does.
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At Le Bistro de Poulbot, Montmartre, Paris. €110 off the list. No formal note. Deep, slightly smoky, dark fruited, gamey notes, intense, firm but fine tannins, extended gamey finish. Excellent, but very young.
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Average vine age of about 45 shows through in the finished product. Tight at first, decanting helped quite a bit. Lean mineral- stony character accompanies the red and black cherry and berry flavors. Fine and silky tannins which are well integrated. Long finish. I'll have to revisit again in a few years.
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Clos and Clos: The OC Does Les Clos and Clos St Jacques (Marche Moderne, Costa Mesa CA): Of the 8 CSJ wines, this was the tightest. Probably no surprise since it was the youngest too of the 8. Tight and stony, with lots of tannin. Black cherry, sour cherry with a rocky mineral finish. Will need many years to sleep but I'd like to try some of the older Clair CSJ to see what they look like.
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Beautifully stony and floral. Quite rich and concentrated with great dark deep earthy fruit. Silky palate with notable gravitas to it and a long finish that is just pure rocks. I really dig this, should be somewhere great in 10 or more.
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Mes attentes pour ce cru étaient élevées, puisque c’est cette même cuvée, sur le millésime 2002, offerte par Michel Therrien, qui m’avait fait tomber en amour avec les grands Bourgogne. Sans surprise, le nez se livre timidement, sur la terre sèche et le sucre brun, mais offre en bouche un vin à la fois intriguant, profond, frais, riche, d’un poids, d’une structure et d’une densité superbe, au fruité discret mais pur. La finale est légèrement épicée et très soutenue. Une belle réussite en devenir, mais la patience sera de mise. 92-93
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Burgundy visit, Côte de Nuits, May 2009; 5/11/2009-5/13/2009 (Burgundy, France): Tasted at Domaine with winemaker Philippe Brun who finds '07s a good, silky, easy-drinking (drink sooner rather than later) vintage -- A step up in pedigree and concentration. Wonderfully supple and fresh, with interesting notes of chocolate, pepper and espresso. Maybe more wood influence?
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12/25/2023 - gblacave wrote: 90 Points
Not as giving at this stage as I had hoped it would be. Red fruit and some secondaries are there, but shy and it's unclear if they aren't going to emerge or just need more time. Crossed fingers for the latter.
Still a fine wine, but not the level hoped for in a CSJ (even considering the lower fullness of fruit in wines of the vintage).
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1/26/2022 - PauliC Likes this wine: 92 Points
I agree with other comments... this wine needs more time.
Very tight on the nose, but complex. There is plenty of fruit on the palate but needs more time to fully open. Lot's of tannin. Glad I used the coravin.
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12/24/2021 - Hanibal Likes this wine: 94 Points
For a 2007 this is an aberration on the positive side. Wow so much complexity and length. Mid way between primary and tertiary. For me this is a good time to drink.
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10/23/2021 - Schwarzer Hund wrote:
Dark red, minimal aroma initially, medium weight but fairly flat tasting initially after 3 hours of air time in bottle. after dinner and 6 hours of air time the wine had picked up weight and the fruit blossomed making for a tasty wine but made us think it was still too young to be drinking well. Wish we had another bottle to try in a few years.
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8/3/2021 - robferguson1 wrote: 91 Points
Ok
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2/27/2021 - Brolawa wrote: 90 Points
Drank with an '07 Dujac Charmes. Decanted both for 2 hours. They tasted similar and were fine but unimpressive. This wine was probably less brooding than the Dujac - more red fruit - but neither wine would give up much on the palate. I had to work at both of these wines and came away disappointed. It is possibly too early for this wine, but I didn't sense anything impressive coming. CdT Zoom dinner.
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12/10/2020 - Nanda wrote:
A stubborn and wound up wine. Fruit felt lean given the firm structure and flavors were quite black and meaty. Unlike other 07s, this felt like it needs a lot of time and I hope the fruit lasts long enough.
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6/22/2020 - L-C. wrote: 90 Points
From memory: Needed some time to open up. Very classic nose, red fruit, wet stones, some sous-bois. Medium body, smooth tannins. Long. This was not a wine that impressed immediately, but with the third glass it's clear that this is really very good and classy.
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5/9/2020 - jpb2007 wrote: 90 Points
Ouvert en fin de matinée pour le soir, épaulé en début d'après-midi pour le rendre plus causant.
Robe violine.
Nez pinotant bien, très Gevrey, sur les fruits noirs, un peu de ronce.
Bouche pleine, séveuse, belle longueur, petite trame acide qui étire le vin.
Ca commence à se boire.
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3/26/2020 - cct wrote: 94 Points
Pop and pour. Drunk over a couple hours
PSA: Hedonists run away as fast as you can.
A deep and slow to unfurl nose of dark pinot fruit, iron, earth, moss, wild game notes, and some subtle violet/ florals. With more air time the fruit becomes more open both on the nose and palate, and then after an hour on a half or so, the ferrous, meaty notes come to the fore. Mid to fully bodied for pinot with a firm structure and a chiseled, limestone-soil driven, savory, and ferrous side that is beautifully complimented by the fruit and mossy herbal components. There is depth and focus, and while certainly on the soil and savory side, it has excellent fruit and a sense of harmony. Power with grace. A youthfully outstanding cohesive wine that is simultaneously precise, powerful, and poised. Delicious, serious wine drinking at early peak.
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1/3/2020 - maxim wrote: 90 Points
ready to drink, but no rush.
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7/20/2019 - Jammy Wine wrote: 90 Points
Tasted single blind (guess the producer in Clos St Jacques) – Rich and slightly more reserved showing a darker shade of fruits in Clos St Jacques. Earthy spices, dark cherry, sleek minerals with good roundness and a firm backbone. Higher phenolic ripeness than Sylvie Esmonin and Jadot. Conservative winemaking but a safe bet even in weak vintage like 2007. My guess: Sylvie Esmonin Clos St Jacques? 3rd Place (90/100)
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5/11/2019 - BenBlu wrote: 89 Points
En Remilly & Clos St Jacques night (110 Taillevent London): Out of all the reds this was (aside of a TCA tainted Jadot) my least favorite by a mile. This was super short, had little to offer in terms of fruit. Did not scream 1er Cru leave alone CSJ. Disappointing and an average red Burg at best. #4/5 in this flight but clearly behind Esmonin and light years behind Rousseau and Fourrier.
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9/15/2018 - Markus IWC wrote: 93 Points
Bourgogne 2007 tasting #8: nice value for money considering its a bourgogne. Sweet nose with liquerish berries, cherry, strawberries, vanilla and a woody touch.
Tight mouthfeel with green notes, mint, loads of tannins and fine acidity. 93p.
0 BV, 1 WV.
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6/18/2018 - robferguson1 wrote: 92 Points
Cherry Colour no bricks, very tannic , indicting more time , worthwhile
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9/24/2017 - Cote d'Or wrote:
PopnPour, tasted over 3 hrs
-nearly opaque dark red-purple no bricking
-ripe dark fruit
-med acidity, med weight, faded sour dark fruits and minerality notable bitter note carries through to mildly astringent med tannins and a whisper of oak
-serious and somber though not very charming at this stage
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1/25/2016 - conviction buy wrote: 89 Points
Rather closed, more gripping than the Rousseau's Mazis. Need more time in cellar perhaps.
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9/7/2015 - Giorgio Mauro Likes this wine: 88 Points
Nose and taste were okay, just like any good Burgundy. I wasn't impressed. Tannins were soft, so probably was the right time to drink.
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6/26/2015 - Burgundy Al wrote: 91 Points
Post Musique & Vin Festival BYO Dinner (Château du Clos de Vougeot): Small pour, brief note. LArge, dense fruit with clear animale notes. Still slightly backward and requiring more time in the cellar. Good now, with very good potential.
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3/14/2015 - Kaerhoeg wrote: 90 Points
Tasted this against a Corton from same year. To my disappointment, the St. Jacques did not hold up. Nothing wrong but very closed nose, and few classical red fruit notes. I think this is in sleep mode. I will save my other bottle at least two years.
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8/11/2014 - rnellans wrote: 91 Points
Not much going on in the nose. Mid weight. Closed. Not showing very well…maybe the competition. 91
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7/27/2014 - Vintomas wrote: 90 Points
Medium red. Nose with ripe cherries and strawberries, some animal and gamey notes, mixed spices, rather prominent toasted oak with some coffee notes. Medium bodied(+), cherries and cranberries, quite present acidity, prominent tannins that are rather tough at the moment. Tight, and st present it feels like the fruit is not quite up to the job of fully balancing the tannins. This should benefit from a couple of more years in the cellar. 90+ p.
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6/8/2013 - clayfu wrote:
A Clos St Jacques kind of night. (Elite Seafood Restaurant): Tasted blind
Second time I've had this wine in the past two years. Both times tasted shut down and tight. Gave up nothing on the nose and nothing on the palate. I'm not sure how it's going to develop with time or if it even does.
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4/6/2013 - Paul D wrote: 91 Points
At Le Bistro de Poulbot, Montmartre, Paris. €110 off the list. No formal note. Deep, slightly smoky, dark fruited, gamey notes, intense, firm but fine tannins, extended gamey finish. Excellent, but very young.
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10/12/2012 - matherjo wrote: 92 Points
Average vine age of about 45 shows through in the finished product. Tight at first, decanting helped quite a bit. Lean mineral- stony character accompanies the red and black cherry and berry flavors. Fine and silky tannins which are well integrated. Long finish. I'll have to revisit again in a few years.
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1/28/2012 - Frank Murray III wrote:
Clos and Clos: The OC Does Les Clos and Clos St Jacques (Marche Moderne, Costa Mesa CA): Of the 8 CSJ wines, this was the tightest. Probably no surprise since it was the youngest too of the 8. Tight and stony, with lots of tannin. Black cherry, sour cherry with a rocky mineral finish. Will need many years to sleep but I'd like to try some of the older Clair CSJ to see what they look like.
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9/6/2011 - pbjosh wrote:
Beautifully stony and floral. Quite rich and concentrated with great dark deep earthy fruit. Silky palate with notable gravitas to it and a long finish that is just pure rocks. I really dig this, should be somewhere great in 10 or more.
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5/5/2010 - BigJul Likes this wine: 93 Points
Mes attentes pour ce cru étaient élevées, puisque c’est cette même cuvée, sur le millésime 2002, offerte par Michel Therrien, qui m’avait fait tomber en amour avec les grands Bourgogne. Sans surprise, le nez se livre timidement, sur la terre sèche et le sucre brun, mais offre en bouche un vin à la fois intriguant, profond, frais, riche, d’un poids, d’une structure et d’une densité superbe, au fruité discret mais pur. La finale est légèrement épicée et très soutenue. Une belle réussite en devenir, mais la patience sera de mise. 92-93
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5/13/2009 - danstrings wrote: 92 Points
Burgundy visit, Côte de Nuits, May 2009; 5/11/2009-5/13/2009 (Burgundy, France): Tasted at Domaine with winemaker Philippe Brun who finds '07s a good, silky, easy-drinking (drink sooner rather than later) vintage -- A step up in pedigree and concentration. Wonderfully supple and fresh, with interesting notes of chocolate, pepper and espresso. Maybe more wood influence?
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