Saint Prefert, Chateauneuf Du Pape Reserve Auguste Favier Vintage:2012 This displays enough Nuits character

This displays enough Nuits character to remain true to the terroir yet there is virtually no rusticity

while it offers less primary fruit

blackberry and boysenberry fruit rolling through

(87-89)/2023+

Saint Prefert, Chateauneuf Du Pape Reserve Auguste Favier Vintage:2012 This displays enough Nuits characterVibrant 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