Verite La Joie 2012

Verite La Joie 2012

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  • Robert Parker rating 100
  • Vinous rating 94
Verite La Joie 2012
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75 cl

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£235.00
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Vérité La Joie 2012 from Sonoma County is a Cabernet Sauvignon-based red from a landmark Californian vintage. Inspired by the wines of Pauillac, this bottling utilises fruit from several high-altitude sub-appellations to achieve a refined structural focus and aromatic height. The 2012 release offers an intense profile of cassis, graphite, lead pencil shavings and violets. Following maturation in 100% new French oak, the palate is dense and muscular with firm, fine-grained tannins. It possesses a persistent mineral drive and a long, balsamic finish that reflects the technical precision of winemaker Pierre Seillan.
94 Vinous
Dark cherries, smoke, graphite, licorice, menthol and plums are some of the notes that open up in the 2012 La Joie. Here the flavors are bold, intense and incisive, with notable freshness and intensity. Give this large-scaled Cabernet Sauvignon-based red another few years in bottle. The finish alone is striking.Antonio Galloni1st February 2016

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A true visionary, Jess Jackson’s lengthy career, which spanned more than 30 years, was driven by a passion for producing extraordinary wine from California’s best vineyards. Jackson had longed to create a wine that would be just as good as the world’s best wines and was confident that the terroir in Sonoma County had that potential. Teaming up with Bordeaux winemaker Pierre Seillan, the duo created Vérité - a project with the aim of making some of the world's greatest Cabernet Sauvignon.

As Pierre approaches retirement, the reins are being passed to his daughter Hélène Seillan, who grew up in Sonoma County and Saint-Émilion, studying Viticulture and Oneology at the Institut Rural de Vayres in Bordeaux. Hélène is set to build on the work of her father and Jess Jackson - crafting Bordeaux-inspired Cabernet with poise and precision.

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