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Gundlach Bundschu Reserve 2012

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  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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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

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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