A pretty and very fresh nose combines notes of various red berry

allying maturing flavors with broad structural shoulders and racy acids and concluding with a long

Starts out better than it finishes

stunningly complex

A medium ruby hue

Saint Prefert, Chateauneuf Du Pape Reserve Auguste Favier Vintage:2012 A pretty and very freshVibrant and captivating, with exuberant fruitcake, cinnamon and black tea aromas leading the way for a fleshy core of raspberry pte de fruit, plum sauce and cassis, all allied to a lovely velvety texture. Maintains intensity through the finish, showing a long echo of pastis. Best from 2020 through 2040. 1,300 cases made. JM