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Gundlach Bundschu Reserve 2012
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 […]
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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 |
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 |
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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 |