Henri Bonneau CDP Reserve des Celestins 2012

Type: Red Wine      Volume: 750ml

Winery: Henri Bonneau

Country: France     Region: Southern Rhone

District: Chateauneuf-du-Pape

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Classification:      Production: 400 cases

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Ratings and Tasting Notes:

(WS=97) This defines old school, with savoury detail and notes of roasted chestnut, fresh tobacco leaf, cedar and brick dust leading off, backed by a core of currant, cherry and plum fruit flavours that is lightly dried yet nonetheless fresh and racy in feel. Singed juniper and bay leaf hints score the finish. Likely to hold just like this for some time. Best from 2020 through 2040. 400 cases made,

(RP=94-96) According to Marcel Bonneau on this visit, all of the 2012 wine will be bottled as Reserve des Celestins. Tasted from barrel, the 2012 Chateauneuf du Pape Reserve des Celestins flirts with that fine line between deep, chocolaty richness and raisiny over-ripeness. This is full-bodied and powerful but silky at the same time. If it's bottled soon, it should be amazing.

(AG=93-95) Deep ruby. Highly perfumed aromas of cherry compote, blueberry, anise and smoky herbs, with a suave potpourri, flourish adding complexity. Juicy, expansive and concentrated, offering intense, spice-accented black and blue fruit flavours and a touch of floral pastilles. Fine-grained tannins build slowly on the very long, focused finish, which leaves a sexy lavender note behind.