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2012 Cuvee Christine Syrah

More from Donelan Family WinesSonoma CountyUnited StatesAverage score 96/100

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Tasting notes
Score 96/100 · Robert Parker

The 2013 Syrah Cuvee Christine is 100% Syrah. It sees about 16% new French oak for 20 months prior to bottling. About 30% whole clusters were used in making this wine, which has a vague similarity to one of Guigal’s single vineyard Cote-Roties such as La Landonne. Powerful, rich, and dense, the opaque purple color and a beautiful nose of spring flowers, asphalt, charcoal, blackberry and cassis are all present in this full-bodied, structured wine, which has grip, loads of tannin, and a huge upside. I wouldn’t even touch a bottle for another 2-3 years. Drink it over the following 15-20. Mar 2016, www.robertparker.com

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96
96/100

Robert Parker

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Donelan Family Wines
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Sonoma County
California
United States
Producer

Donelan Family Wines

Category

Wine

Product Type

Still wine

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