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2012 Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Wine Details
Place of Origin

France

Châteauneuf Du Pape

Southern Rhône

Color

Red

Grape/Blend

Rhone Blend

Vintages
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Drinking Window

2017 - 2027

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Isabel Ferrando describes 2012 as "a very northern vintage, meaning fresh and balanced, with lively fruit and acidity." She views 2011 as having a similar personality "but without as much depth, tannins or structure," and advises drinking her '11s before digging into the '10s, '09s and, of course, the '12s. Trying to get finer tannins is her current obsession, she told me, "because making a massive wine from ripe fruit with thick skins isn't a problem, but making an elegant Chateauneuf is a real challenge." Ferrando also opened a bottle of her 2011 "regular" Chateauneuf (to make the point about elegance), which had recently been bottled when she showed it to me last year. I found it to be elegant indeed, with an almost pinot-like liveliness and intense spice-tinged red fruit character. Tannins are there but you'll have to look for them; I wouldn't fault anybody for drinking this wine now. (A Daniel Johnnes Selection, imported by Michael Skurnik Wines, www.skurnikwines.com and danieljohnneswines.com)