2012 Domaine Giraud Châteauneuf-du-Pape Les Grenaches de Pierre
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In the top wines in the vintage, the 2012 Châteauneuf du Pape les Grenaches de Pierre comes from a single plot of sandy soils in La Crau and is made from 100% Grenache. It offers a knockout bouquet of black raspberry, cassis, lavender, licorice and smoked earth-like nuances to go with a medium to full-bodied, seamless and elegant 2012 that has awesome purity of fruit, no hard edges and building tannins. Drink it any time over the coming decade.
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Jeb Dunnuck
The Wine Advocate
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Brilliant ruby-red. Fragrant, mineral-laced scents of ripe red fruits, olive paste and candied rose, along with notes of chalky minerals and garrigue . Taut, focused and spicy on entry, then fleshier and weightier in the mid-palate, offering juicy raspberry and bitter cherry flavors and a touch of anise. Closes gently tannic and very long, with resonating minerality and spiciness.
The 2012 Châteauneuf du Pape les Grenaches de Pierre is in the top 5-10 wines in the vintage. Coming from a single plot of sandy soils in La Crau and made from 100% Grenache, it knocks it out of the park with its black raspberry, cassis, lavender, licorice and smoked earth-like aromas and flavors. Medium to full-bodied, seamless and elegant, it has awesome purity, no hard edges and building tannin. It’s already hard to resist, but will drink nicely through 2027.