Wine vintage rating 2012
2012 Ideal dry late summer, from vineyard to vineyard with very different results. But one thing has already been shown. Petit-Verdot influenced wines are very interesting. What about Petit Verdot? The grape variety only occurs in small amounts in the Bordeaux blend (often only 2-5%). Except in Margaux. As it matures, it produces fragrant, graceful wines with beautiful fruit.
Small quantities in Champagne due to frost and hail, but with a vintage of excellent quality. Not an easy vintage in Italy, with a cool spring and a very hot summer.
Weather in the year 2012
Good filling levels, good wine quality
Of course, the good condition of a wine from an old vintage depends on excellent storage. Above all, the wine must not have frequently changed cellars. Ideally, the wine will have rested in one and the same wine cellar.
But also the cork that sits in each individual bottle is very important. A perfect cork has few pores and keeps the wine stable. If an inferior cork happens to have been used in a bottle, the porous surface will begin to soak up wine and allow micro-quantities of the liquid to evaporate over the decades. Poor fill levels are the result.
A poor fill level therefore also indicates a high risk that the wine bottle could soon begin to leak.
The fill levels explained:
In the bottle neck (high fill to base neck) about 2 cm is perfect for wines.
Top and upper shoulder, ([very] top shoulder), approx. 3 cm is very good for very old wines.
Medium shoulder (mid shoulder), about 4 cm is only acceptable for rare top wines and in individual cases.
Everything below the red line should not be offered any more.
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The classical dry red wine comes from the appellation Graves. Graves (from French: gravelly land) is an important subregion of the Bordeaux wine region. Graves is situated on the left bank of the Garonne river, in the upstream part of the region, southeast of the city Bordeaux. The name Graves derives from ist intensely gravelly soil. The soil is the result of glaciers from the Ice Age, which also left white quartz deposits that can still be found in the soil of some of the top winemaking estates. Typical for the left bank wines (Médoc) is the blend of grapes with Cabernet Sauvignon as the predominant grape. The others are Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Malbec.
With the 2012 Chateau Bel Air Gallier Graves comes a personal present meant for a person who is very special to you.
We deliver the 2012 Chateau Bel Air Gallier with the following guaranties and wine documents.
- The wine is in excellent conditions and has to be drank and savored.
- We guarantee the authenticity of the wine and its professional storage.
- It is a high-quality, dry, long aging and, most of all, it is a renowned red wine.
- You receive the authenticity guarantee and the wine portrait as a certificate.
- In addition to that: our own advice regarding storage, plus a recommendation on how to savor and open the wine.
Content:
0.75 Liter
(€28.00 / 1 Liter)
Quantity: 1
Côtes de Bourg is an Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) for Bordeaux wine situated around the small town of Bourg-sur-Gironde near Bordeaux, France. The first vineyards in the area were founded by the Romans. In the Middle Ages, Bourg was a major port for wine and the vineyards developed at the same tempo as the estuary traffic. Red Côtes de Bourg are garnet in colour and are predominantly based on the Merlot grape, blended with smaller quantities of Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc. Some Chateaux still use Malbec as part of the blend. The vine has been established in le Bourgeais for centuries and the current varieties have been selected because of their performance in relation to the soil. The Côtes de Bourg are characterized by the diversity and richness of their soils.
Although the CĂ´tes de Bourg is composed of mainly clay and limestone soils, their make-up is so rich that there is a veritable mosaic of sand and gravel in the area around Pugnac. Three types are predominant. Firstly, the Sienna-red Quaternary alluvium that is quite specific to the region and situated more on the heights: Merlot and Malbec are widely cultivated. Merlot and Cabernet are planted on clay and sandy gravel soils while Merlot is also grown on the widespread areas of clay and limestone.
With the 2012 Château de Lidonne comes a personal present meant for a person who is very special to you.
We deliver the 2012 Château de Lidonne with the following guaranties and wine documents.
- The wine is in excellent conditions and has to be drank and savored.
- We guarantee the authenticity of the wine and its professional storage.
- It is a high-quality, dry, long aging and, most of all, it is a renowned red wine.
- You receive the authenticity guarantee and the wine portrait as a certificate.
- In addition to that: our own advice regarding storage, plus a recommendation on how to savor and open the wine.
Content:
0.75 Liter
(€30.67 / 1 Liter)
Quantity: 18
Wines from the CĂ´tes de Nuits often develop very animalic, fruity aromas. They appear stronger than their relatives from the CĂ´te de Beaune.
The town of Nuits-Saint-Georges is the second most important wine town in Burgundy after Beaune. Similar to the Hospices de Beaune, there is an annual charity auction in March called Hospices de Nuits. The administrative headquarters of the famous wine brotherhood Confrérie des Chevaliers du Tastevin is also located here.
With the 2012 CĂ´te de Nuits Villages Les Argentieres comes a personal present meant for a person who is very special to you.
We deliver the 2012 CĂ´te de Nuits Villages Les Argentieres with the following guaranties and wine documents.
- The wine is in excellent conditions and has to be drank and savored.
- We guarantee the authenticity of the wine and its professional storage.
- It is a high-quality, dry, long aging and, most of all, it is a renowned red wine.
- You receive the authenticity guarantee and the wine portrait as a certificate.
- In addition to that: our own advice regarding storage, plus a recommendation on how to savor and open the wine.
Content:
0.75 Liter
(€45.33 / 1 Liter)
Quantity: 20
The Nebbiolo grapes for this wine come from vineyards located in Barolo villages, at 200 to 300 ft. above sea level. The average age of the vines is 50 years and they are grown on a southern exposure in calcareous clay soils, at a density of about 5,000 plants per hectare. After harvesting, the grapes are pressed and the must is fermented in temperature-controlled steel tanks after a short period in contact with dry ice to increase complexity and aroma. Skin maceration takes place over 15 days, assuring good color and body. The wine spends 36 months in oak Slavonia casks, and then six months in bottles before shipping. It is presented to the consumer with the following organoleptic characteristics: Color: garnet red with orange tinges. Fragrance: full, ethereal, lasting with the fragrance of flowers and fruits amalgamated with the scent of spices and essences. Taste: dry, intense, robust but velvety and harmonic. This wine goes well with red meat, game and matured cheese. It is advised to drink it at a temperature of 18-20C, decanting it carefully.
With the 2012 Barolo Simposio comes a personal present meant for a person who is very special to you.
We deliver the 2012 Barolo Simposio with the following guaranties and wine documents.
- The wine is in excellent conditions and has to be drank and savored.
- We guarantee the authenticity of the wine and its professional storage.
- It is a high-quality, dry, long aging and, most of all, it is a renowned red wine.
- You receive the authenticity guarantee and the wine portrait as a certificate.
- In addition to that: our own advice regarding storage, plus a recommendation on how to savor and open the wine.
Content:
0.75 Liter
(€54.67 / 1 Liter)
Quantity: 35
Les Vergelesses is one of the most important 1er Cru sites in Savigny, the picturesque wine village near Beaune on the CĂ´te d'Or. The Savigny appellation is located in the northern part of the CĂ´te d'Or. The village, just under four kilometers from Beaune, has 20 sites classified as Premier Cru. A characteristic landmark of Savigny is the 14th century castle with four picturesque round towers. On an engraving from 1703, the wines from Savigny are said to be "nourishing, theological and disease-banishing".
With the 2012 Savigny Les Vergelesses 1er Cru Lucien Jacob comes a personal present meant for a person who is very special to you.
We deliver the 2012 Savigny Les Vergelesses 1er Cru Lucien Jacob with the following guaranties and wine documents.
- The wine is in excellent conditions and has to be drank and savored.
- We guarantee the authenticity of the wine and its professional storage.
- It is a high-quality, dry, long aging and, most of all, it is a renowned red wine.
- You receive the authenticity guarantee and the wine portrait as a certificate.
- In addition to that: our own advice regarding storage, plus a recommendation on how to savor and open the wine.
Content:
0.75 Liter
(€74.67 / 1 Liter)
Quantity: 2
Around 1870, Ferruccio Biondi-Santi began to set out in his vineyards a clone of the Sangiovese variety known as Brunello. Brunello began to be talked about after 1880. The first great vintage, officially, was the 1888 Brunello, of which five bottles still exist.
With the 2012 Brunello di Montalcino Cordella comes a personal present meant for a person who is very special to you.
We deliver the 2012 Brunello di Montalcino Cordella with the following guaranties and wine documents.
- The wine is in excellent conditions and has to be drank and savored.
- We guarantee the authenticity of the wine and its professional storage.
- It is a high-quality, dry, long aging and, most of all, it is a renowned red wine.
- You receive the authenticity guarantee and the wine portrait as a certificate.
- In addition to that: our own advice regarding storage, plus a recommendation on how to savor and open the wine.
Content:
0.75 Liter
(€78.67 / 1 Liter)
Quantity: 12
German most famous and oldest viticulture is the „Steilhange“, steep slopes along the Mosella river. No wonder that Weingut Milz can praise such a long winemaking tradition and history. Since 1520, the Milz family has been known as great winemakers in Trittenheim, a wine village in the well-known Moselschleife. Parts of the original 1680 wine cellar are today still visible. Milz’s wines are quite classic Riesling from the Mosel, since they present the ideal alcohol level, delicatesugar residue and an extremely long finish. In 1900, these wines used to be the most expensive in any European restaurant’s menu, even more high-priced than the best Burgundies and Bordeaux wines.
The Leiterchen is a single part of the Trittenheimer Apotheke vineyard is located in front of Trittenheim on the right bank of the Mosella. This region is famous for his 40%-60% incline. Soil is rocky and made up of green-blue Devon – altered slate that during the day stores the sun heat on the west-southern slopes and at night gives it back to the vine. This phenomenon allows the growing Riesling to properly ripen. The vineyard is located at 150-200 metres above sea level and stretches across 72 hectares.
With the 2012 Riesling Grosses Gewächs Trittenheimer Leiterchen Josef Milz comes a personal present meant for a person who is very special to you.
We deliver the 2012 Riesling Grosses Gewächs Trittenheimer Leiterchen Josef Milz with the following guaranties and wine documents.
- The wine is in excellent conditions and has to be drank and savored.
- We guarantee the authenticity of the wine and its professional storage.
- It is a high-quality, dry, long aging and, most of all, it is a renowned wine.
- You receive the authenticity guarantee and the wine portrait as a certificate.
- In addition to that: our own advice regarding storage, plus a recommendation on how to savor and open the wine.
Content:
0.75 Liter
(€82.67 / 1 Liter)
Quantity: 11
Around 1870, Ferruccio Biondi-Santi began to set out in his vineyards a clone of the Sangiovese variety known as Brunello. Brunello began to be talked about after 1880. The first great vintage, officially, was the 1888 Brunello, of which five bottles still exist.
With the 2012 Brunello di Montalcino Poggio alle Mura Castello Banfi, comes a personal present meant for a person who is very special to you.
We deliver the 2012 Brunello di Montalcino Poggio alle Mura with the following guaranties and wine documents.
- The wine is in excellent conditions and has to be drank and savored.
- We guarantee the authenticity of the wine and its professional storage.
- It is a high-quality, dry, long aging and, most of all, it is a renowned red wine.
- You receive the authenticity guarantee and the wine portrait as a certificate.
- In addition to that: our own advice regarding storage, plus a recommendation on how to savor and open the wine.
Content:
0.75 Liter
(€86.67 / 1 Liter)
Quantity: 12
2012 is one of the best vintages in Champagne. The weather conditions were ideal for picking very healthy grapes. Complex aromas of chocolate and tobacco, candied citrus fruits, lots of elegance with beautiful freshness are the reward. The vintage champagne from Devaux belongs to the house's selection "D". This is the winery's premium champagne. The assemblage consists of Pinot Noir 50% from the CĂ´te des Bar and Chardonnay 50% from CĂ´te des Blancs.
Content:
0.75 Liter
(€96.00 / 1 Liter)
Quantity: 26
Hermitage is one of the famous Grand Cru on the CĂ´te du RhĂ´ne. The very elegant Syrah offers dark berry, spicy aromas with strong tannins and is very long-lasting.
The Hermitage Hill was formed in the Ice Age when the RhĂ´ne broke through this eastern extension of the Massif Central following a rapid fall in sea level. Despite its small size, the Hermitage is geologically very diverse. In the highest, western part, the soil consists of granite, which weathers into fine clay. The eastern, larger part of the slope, on the other hand, is formed in the middle by rubble made of sand and limestone that the RhĂ´ne had transported from the Alps. At the foot of the slope there are younger sediments from the WĂĽrme Ice Age. The highest points are again covered with loess. To protect the thin layers of soil from slipping, walls made of limestone were built. The name of the extremely long-lasting red wine Hermitage goes back to a hermitage founded in 1224 (Hermitage = hermit).
With the 2012 Hermitage Nobles Rives, comes a personal present meant for a person who is very special to you.
We deliver the 2012 Hermitage Nobles Rives with the following guaranties and wine documents.
- The wine is in excellent conditions and has to be drank and savored.
- We guarantee the authenticity of the wine and its professional storage.
- It is a high-quality, dry, long aging and, most of all, it is a renowned red wine.
- You receive the authenticity guarantee and the wine portrait as a certificate.
- In addition to that: our own advice regarding storage, plus a recommendation on how to savor and open the wine.
Content:
0.75 Liter
(€98.67 / 1 Liter)
Quantity: 4
The 2012 vintage champagne is a finely balanced blend of 50% Chardonnay and 50% Pinot Noir. Laurent-Perrier is very restrictive when it comes to producing vintage champagnes. The conditions in 2012 were very good - frost in spring and hail in June reduced the yield, the dry, sunny summer allowed the grapes to ripen perfectly.
The champagne house Laurent-Perrier is one of the select wineries whose sparkling wines you should have tried. Even the basic champagne - La Cuvée - is incredibly fine and fresh. This purity and elegance are typical of Laurent-Perrier and thus do not necessarily have a particularly long life after disgorging. The champagne matures on the yeast for 4 years.
Content:
0.75 Liter
(€101.33 / 1 Liter)
Quantity: 5
The wines from Margaux in particular benefited aromatically from the changeable 2012 vintage - thanks to the Petit Verdot grape variety, which noticeably enriches the bouquet of the wines here, even with a small proportion. This is also the case at Château Giscours. The wine of the year 2012 consists of 69% Cabernet Sauvignon, 27% Merlot and 4% Petit Verdot. The grape harvest was from 27.09. until 17.10. accomplished. The classical dry red wine comes from the appellation Margaux in Bordeaux. Château Giscours is one of the largest Margaux wineries. It is located in the commune of Labarde and has over 80 hectares of vineyards. Giscours's wine is typically a blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Franc.
With the 2012 Chateau Giscours 3eme Grand Cru Classe Margaux, comes a personal present meant for a person who is very special to you.
We deliver the 2012 Chateau Giscours with the following guaranties and wine documents.
- The wine is in excellent conditions and has to be drank and savored.
- We guarantee the authenticity of the wine and its professional storage.
- It is a high-quality, dry, long aging and, most of all, it is a renowned red wine.
- You receive the authenticity guarantee and the wine portrait as a certificate.
- In addition to that: our own advice regarding storage, plus a recommendation on how to savor and open the wine.
Content:
0.75 Liter
(€138.67 / 1 Liter)
Quantity: 8