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Wed, Mar 11, 2026 03:00PM EDT - Thu, Mar 12, 2026 03:00PM EDT
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Lot 48
2012 Chimere Chateauneuf du Pape - 1 bottle(s)-1.5L
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This lot is comprised of 1 bottle(s) of 2012 Chimere Chateauneuf du Pape - 1.5L. Estimate for this lot is between $1100 - $1500 with a BUY IT NOW of $1300. The wine in this lot belongs to collection 11257.
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A blue chip collection filled with top California cult and fine Burgundy. The collector began amassing Old World wines when living in Montreal and Toronto and expanded his appreciation for California wine when living in San Francisco. Starting his cellar in the late 1990's, the majority of the wines were purchased directly from the winery or estate and were stored in a temperature and humidity-controlled private cellar.
2012 Chimere Chateauneuf du Pape from this lot has the following scores - The Wine Advocate 99 points. This is the tasting note for 2012 Chimere Chateauneuf du Pape from Robert Parker - We finished the tasting with the inky-purple 2012 Châteauneuf du Pape. A cellar selection by Manfred Krankl (of Sine Qua Non) of mostly Mourvedre, yet with a splash of Grenache and even some white varieties, it was aged in two new 300-liter French oak barrels before being bottled (in magnum only) unfined and unfiltered. It’s a massive, masculine and structured Chateauneuf du Pape that needs to be tasted to be believed. Cassis, creamy licorice, jammy blackberry and crushed flowers are only a few of the nuances here, and it hits the palate with full-bodied richness, incredible mid-palate depth and a blockbuster finish that just won’t quit. The level of concentration here surpasses just about every other wine in the vintage, and yet it never seems heavy, cumbersome or over-the-top. Give it 4-5 years and drink this spectacular effort over the following two decades. Hats off to Manfred Krankl and the team at Clos Saint Jean (Pascal and Vincent Maurel, and Philippe Cambie) for this incredible effort.