2012 Donelan Cuvée Christine
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The 2012 Syrah Cuvee Christine is a seriously good, rich, blockbuster-styled 2012 that delivers the goods! Made from 100% Syrah, fermented with a splash of whole clusters and aged in mostly neutral oak for 20 months, its deep ruby/purple tinged color is followed by a rich, concentrated Syrah that offers gorgeous blackberry, smoked earth, pepper and spring flower aromas and flavors. It has boatloads of ripe tannin, a sexy texture, and Rockstar purity, all pointing to it needing short term cellaring and evolving for two decades.
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Meaty and fragrant – violets. Fibrous tannin. Gorgeously aromatic – very convincing. (RH)
The 2012 Syrah Cuvée Christine is supple, open and tasty. Dark blue and purplish-toned fruits, cloves, lavender, licorice and violets flesh out in a forward, juicy Syrah with plenty of near-term appeal. Sweet floral and spice notes add perfume on the silky, expressive finish.
Syrahs have always been the benchmark wines from Donelan, since the early days when he was using winemaker Pax Mahle. The 2012 Syrah Cuvee Christine, which is fermented with a 30% whole clusters and aged in 80% neutral oak, comes from four separate vineyards in the Russian River Valley at Sonoma Mountain. This is 100% Syrah, aged 20 months in 33% new French oak and represents nearly 900 cases of wine. Deep purple in color with lots of roast beef, blackberry, bouquet garni, licorice and charcuterie spices, the wine is rich, beautifully pure, full-bodied and showing well already, which is of course a hallmark of 2012. It should drink well for at least a decade or more.