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Vineyard: Brousseau
| Appellation | Chalone |
| Varieties | Pinot Noir |
Articles mentioning wines produced from this vineyard
Wineries sourcing from this vineyard
Reviewed wines produced from this vineyard
2009 Bougetz Cellars Brousseau Vineyard Chalone Pinot Noir
14.2% alc.,
$39. Crafted under thedirection of Tom Bougetz.
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First bottle corked. Second
bottle reviewed. Moderately deep reddish-purple robe in the glass. Appealing
aromas of well-spiced black berries. Generous core of perfectly ripe, sweet, and
earth-kissed black cherries and black raspberries lingering on the fruit-driven,
slightly hot, finish. Good.
Reviewed July 23, 2011
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2008 Harrington Brousseau Vineyard Chalone Pinot Noir
14.2% alc., pH 3.54, 125 cases, $40. This
vineyard is located within a mile of the Pinnacles National Monument and is known for the limestone strata in
the soils. Clone 538. Aged 10 months in French oak barrels.
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Moderately dark ruby color in the glass. Aromas
of blackberry jam, bay leaf, cut flowers and green garden. Rugged core of blackberry and black plum fruit with
underpinnings of earth, cola and seasoned oak. The unbridled tannins are typical of this vineyard as is the
unshaven character. The wine shed its whiskers and drank much better with softening of tannins and
emergence of more charm two days later from a previously opened and re-corked bottle indicating this wine
should be decanted if opened now. Very Good.
Reviewed December 14, 2010
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2007 Harrington Brosseau Vineyard Chalone Pinot Noir
14.8% alc.,
pH 3.52, 132 cases, $50. This site is known for the limestone strata
pushed up from a million-year-old seabed by the nearby volcano. Clone
538. Aged 10 months in French oak.
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With some time in the glass, this
wine explodes with bright black fruits enhanced by aromas of restrained
oak-driven spice and toast. More fullness, more creamy fruit and more
pizzazz than other wines in the lineup. The black raspberry and
blackberry fruit core is mouth filling but not jammy. Despite its prodigious fruit,
this is a pretty wine that finishes light with a memorable lingering aromatic
presence. There is a healthy tannic backbone and perfectly balanced acidity
predicting good age ability. The best wine I have ever had from this vineyard.
Reviewed September 5, 2009
WINERY »
ARTICLE »
2009 Bougetz Cellars Brousseau Vineyard Chalone Pinot Noir
14.2% alc., $39. Crafted under thedirection of Tom Bougetz. · First bottle corked. Second bottle reviewed. Moderately deep reddish-purple robe in the glass. Appealing aromas of well-spiced black berries. Generous core of perfectly ripe, sweet, and earth-kissed black cherries and black raspberries lingering on the fruit-driven, slightly hot, finish. Good. Reviewed July 23, 2011 WINERY » ARTICLE »
2008 Harrington Brousseau Vineyard Chalone Pinot Noir
14.2% alc., pH 3.54, 125 cases, $40. This vineyard is located within a mile of the Pinnacles National Monument and is known for the limestone strata in the soils. Clone 538. Aged 10 months in French oak barrels. · Moderately dark ruby color in the glass. Aromas of blackberry jam, bay leaf, cut flowers and green garden. Rugged core of blackberry and black plum fruit with underpinnings of earth, cola and seasoned oak. The unbridled tannins are typical of this vineyard as is the unshaven character. The wine shed its whiskers and drank much better with softening of tannins and emergence of more charm two days later from a previously opened and re-corked bottle indicating this wine should be decanted if opened now. Very Good. Reviewed December 14, 2010 WINERY » ARTICLE »
2007 Harrington Brosseau Vineyard Chalone Pinot Noir
14.8% alc., pH 3.52, 132 cases, $50. This site is known for the limestone strata pushed up from a million-year-old seabed by the nearby volcano. Clone 538. Aged 10 months in French oak. · With some time in the glass, this wine explodes with bright black fruits enhanced by aromas of restrained oak-driven spice and toast. More fullness, more creamy fruit and more pizzazz than other wines in the lineup. The black raspberry and blackberry fruit core is mouth filling but not jammy. Despite its prodigious fruit, this is a pretty wine that finishes light with a memorable lingering aromatic presence. There is a healthy tannic backbone and perfectly balanced acidity predicting good age ability. The best wine I have ever had from this vineyard. Reviewed September 5, 2009 WINERY » ARTICLE »
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