2007 Clos des Brusquières Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Community Tasting Notes (73) Avg Score: 90.5 points

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  1/21/2023 - mbk wrote:

  Drinking fabulous , 45 minute decant to maximize Was worried past prime but not an issue

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  11/22/2020 - TheBosWineGuy Likes this wine: 88 Points

  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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  7/12/2020 - drmarclevine wrote: 89 Points

  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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  7/4/2020 - Neecies Does not like this wine:

  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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  4/28/2020 - tsdv Likes this wine: 89 Points

  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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