Vérité Le Désir 2012 | 750 ml.

Item #: 41758

Store Location: RR14A | 5

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RP100 ST95+ VN94+

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Wine Grapes

Primary Grape: Cabernet Franc | All Grapes: 64% Cabernet Franc

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Critical Acclaim

ST95+ Stephen Tanzer’s International Wine Cellar May/Jun 2014

"Bright, deep ruby. Seriously dark aromas of cassis, violet, bitter chocolate and espresso. Hugely rich and ripe but with uncanny energy and definition to the flavors of black raspberry and musky bitter chocolate. This has the density of a top vintage of Chateau Ausone. Finishes with a boatload of ripe tannins that are buffered by the wine’s palate-staining fruit. Another monument in the making." (95–98 pts.)

VN95 Vinous Feb 2016

"The 2012 Le Désir is striking. It is also the richest and most powerful of the Vérité 2012s. An exotic, alluring bouquet melds into layers of dark red fruit as this ample, voluptuous wine shows off its personality. The 2012 simply oozes with Cabernet Franc floral and spice notes. Although the 2012 is quite expressive today, it will be even better with more time. Over the last few years the Désir has clearly emerged as Vérité’s top wine. Today, it is absolutely gorgeous, although it needs time to be at its best." (95 pts.)

RP100 Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate 29th Oct 2015

"The 2012 Le Desir (64% Cabernet Franc, 24% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Sauvignon and 4% Malbec) reminds me of a young vintage of Ausone, such as 2005. The wine has amazing minerality and an explosive blueberry nose intermixed with blackberries, new saddle leather, charcoal and camphor. It is full-bodied, with espresso notes emerging on the palate. There are 1,900 cases of this super-endowed, prodigious wine that should drink well for 35–40 years. How fun it would be for mega-millionaires to put this in a blind tasting of a great vintage of Ausone in 10, 20 or 30 years from now." (100 pts.)

VN94+ Vinous Jan 2015

"The Cabernet Franc-based 2012 Le Désir is the most aromatic and nuanced of these three 2012s. Savory herbs, mocha and spices meld into a core of punchy pomegranate and red stone fruit in a wine that is both silky and powerful. Here, too, readers can look forward to a long drinking window that will last two decades or so. In 2012, Le Désir is all about finesse." (94–96 pts.)

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More Information
SKU41758
Product TypeWine
Alternate NameVérité Le Désir
CountryUnited States
RegionCalifornia
DistrictSonoma County
Product Location - Location-AppellationSonoma County
Package Size750 ml.
BrandVérité
Bottles per Case12
Vintage2012
Bin Location5
Can it be ShippedYes
Premier PickNo
Wine TypeTable Wine
Wine - ColorRed
Grape(s)64% Cabernet Franc
Primary GrapeCabernet Franc
Dollar Sale (Y/N)No
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