Clos des Brusquières 2003

It is all about personal taste ... yes I mean liking a wine or not. I was quite curious about this Chateaneuf-du-Pape as it goot very good review from Parker and was suggested to me. Well, after tasting I am not surprised Parket gave it 90/100 ... it is a big wine, not very subtle ... but (as a friend of mine would put it) not my cup of tea.

Clos des Brusquières 2003

Country: France
Grapes: Grenache (60%), Syrah (30%) and Mourvedre (10%)
Winery: link
Price: 16-24 euros

Impressions: I tried over a long period of time, so give it time to loosen up. The nose shows some oak (kirsch?), quite some pepper and somewhat oxidation. Like it were a port. The taste is big and strong, I mean lot of alcohol and pepper. Fruit is quite gentle (plums?). Bitterness and power in the end. A good aftertaste ... very very alcoholic. Somehow, I feel too big and unbalanced.

Verdict: Not my cup of tea.

Would I buy it? Not really ... I had better ones, with finesse!

Rating: 78

UPDATE:

The following morning I smelled it only and it seems to have evolved! Looking forward to check tonight, I might have been too hasty!

I had more of it tonight (day after). Well the alcohol has somewhat subdued and probably the wine complexity has come out. Nevertheless, I still find it too oxidate for such a young wine. It lacks fruit to support its complexity and (still strong) alcohol. So, my initial judgement stays. In fact, I ended up drinking something else!!