2012 Château Gracia
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The 2012 Gracia is an anomaly in this typically forward, charming vintage. Made from mostly Merlot (with 20% Cabernet Franc and a tiny amount of Cabernet Sauvignon) harvest from minuscule yields, this inky purple-colored beauty is like the essence of Merlot and offers an awesome bouquet of blueberries, black cherries, smoked tobacco, graphite, and liquid violets. It’s full-bodied, concentrated, and seriously endowed, with good acidity, building tannin, and a backward, brooding style that’s not much fun to drink today. Hide bottle for at least 4-5 years, and it’s going to cruise for two decades.
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Tasted blind. Had sediment. Deep crimson. Dark, lustrous, blackish crimson. Sweet and very ripe on the nose. Has the vigour and tangy punch of a fine Tuscan red(!). Really rather glamorous. Offers real interest and pleasure even if it’s not the most typical St-Émilion. I liked it at first but then a little bit of greenness revealed itself. (JR)
The 2012 Gracia is proprietor Michel Gracia's top wine. I find it overextracted, angular and short, with rough edges in the tannins that overpower the fruit. The 2012 is 70% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Franc and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon. Jean-Philippe Fort is the winemaker.
This estate consistently turns out some of the greatest wines of St.-Emilion. Michel Gracia obviously learned a lot from his close friend Alain Vauthier at Ausone. The 2012 Gracia has an opaque bluish/black color and a gorgeous nose of blueberry liqueur intermixed with blackberry, incense, graphite and spice. Medium-bodied and super-concentrated, with well-integrated acidity, tannin and alcohol, this is a big, rich, profound 2012 to drink over the next two decades. Patience might be warranted to sit on it for 4-5 years prior to pulling corks. Anticipated maturity: 2020-2035. Kudos to Michel Gracia! This tips the scales at 14.5% alcohol from a blend of 75% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon cropped at a low yield of 22 hectoliters per hectare.