Description

Robert Parker Rated 94+
I assume the 2012 Proprietary Red Vintage Reserve comes from the winery’s finest lots. It is no wimpy wine at 14.9% natural alcohol and appears to be made from Bordeaux varietals. It demonstrates that like Napa, Sonoma can also make exquisite, full-throttle, multidimensional, big, rich red wines. This dense purple-colored effort possesses oodles of blackberry and cassis fruit, hints of charcoal and background oak, attractive glycerin and a full-bodied opulence. It is still primary, but offers beautiful purity, density and full-bodied power. Give it another 1-2 years to develop additional nuances, and drink it over the next two decades
Wine Profile:

Vintage:	2012
Wine Type:	Red Wine
Varietal:	Cabernet Sauvignon
Varietal Composition:
85%	Cabernet Sauvignon
11%	Cabernet Franc
3%	Petit Verdot
1%	Malbec
Appellation:	Sonoma Valley
Acid:	TA 0.59g/100ml
PH:	3.8
Barrel Aging:
20 months
100%	French Oak
65%	New
Alcohol %:	14.9

Tasting Notes:

The Vintage Reserve represents the pinnacle of what Gundlach Bundschu produces each year. In 2012, Mother Nature blessed us with an exemplary growing year for great Bordeaux-style wines on Rhinefarm. A little more feminine and finesse driven than some of her peers to the east, the 2012 Vintage Reserve is a powerful Cabernet Sauvignon-based wine that provides the muscle you would expect from a flagship wine with the elegance, polish and refinement that can only come from a cool climate. Bold, seductive aromas waft out of the glass to greet the olfactory receptors with chocolate-covered blueberries and beautiful notes of violets and lavender, intermingled with the warm aromatic

Additional information

Weight	5 lbs
Dimensions	12 × 4 × 4 in
Product Code	69-03-4
Condition	Properly Cellar; Distinguished Provenance
Size	750 ml
Region	California, North Coast, Sonoma
Vintage	2012
Country	USA
Winery	Gundlach Bundschu