2012 Famille Isabel Ferrando Châteauneuf-du-Pape Colombis

Community Tasting Notes (12) Avg Score: 91.3 points

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  3/9/2022 - lkilpio Likes this wine: 94 Points

  This wine is clearly better, more balanced and more pleasant than I had expected, based on some earlier comments. Yes, it is very alcoholic (16%), but the alcohol is not too pungent or making the wine too heavy. The wine is full-bodied and very fruity, providing lovely notes of ripe and sweet red fruits and berries, but it is also providing darker notes of black pepper, coal and minerals. Moreover, the wine is also structured, acidic and fresh. Unlike with many other highly alcoholic wines, there is simply no problem of flabbiness or exaggerated jamminess.
  
  In my opinion, this wine is multi-dimensional and offering very high quality. I also find it to be in an excellent shape right at the moment.

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  8/28/2021 - champussi Does not like this wine: 89 Points

  Der Wein brauchte 2 h in der Karaffe um den zunächst deutlich wahrnehmbaren Alkohol (16%Vol.) einigermaßen zu integrieren. Sonst gute gute Frucht (nicht eingekocht), Kräuterigkeit und Balance (bis auf den Alkohol!). Ich trinke gerne Ch9 und habe auch nicht per se etwas gegen die hohen Alkoholgrade in der Appelation. Ich will auch gerne jedem zugestehen, dass man hier auch 3-4 Punkte mehr vergeben kann, wenn man in Sachen Alkohol noch weniger empfindlich ist als ich es bin. Für mich waren die 16%Vol hier aber einfach zu viel!!

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  12/9/2020 - rm97 wrote: 93 Points

  Should have bought more of these.
  PNP and it delivered out of the gate, though got better over the next hour. Lovely Grenache mouthfeel and lovely balance. Will get better but thought to wait - especially given the price paid.

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  11/19/2020 - rm97 wrote: 93 Points

  Love her St Prefert range so was interested in trying this. Took a while to open up but really enjoyable. Different in style but I admire her skills.

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  10/4/2020 - Seb Frefranc Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Excellent Châteauneuf-du-Pape. 100% old vines Grenache. Garnet red in color. Directly performing after opening. Wonderful nose. Rather reminding of Syrah from Northern Rhone with lots of pepper. Then more and more cassis and garrigues. The wine presents well balanced in the mouth. Wonderful mixture of fruit and spice - style reminds me of Avril's Clos des Papes. Lengthy finish again with garrigues notes. Ready to drink but will hold for more years.
  The 2012 really could be seen as a bargain considering that the price for recent vintages of this cuvée has dramatically increased.

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