2012 Chateau Nenin
Pomerol, France
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- $ 152 / 750ml
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4 from 21 User Ratings
- 20 Critic Reviews
- Style Red - Savory and Classic
- Grape Variety Bordeaux Blend Red
- Food Pairing Beef and Venison
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Expert tasting note: (2012 vintage) "Deep, dark, not quite opaque. Aromas are ripe & plummy with clean oak. Palate has vibrant plummy fruit with touches of pepper, cinnamon, vanilla and cocoa. Tannins give the finish good grip. Acidity is soft & the alcohol is balanced to high - leaving the finish is a touch warm." - 11/16 DCAMW
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2012 750ml
CHATEAU NENIN POMEROL 2012, Bordeaux, Domaines Delon
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About the Product
- Producer Notes
- According to the Delon family, Château Nénin is the epitome of a great Pomerol "vin de garde" (wine for laying down). It combines power and elegance, complexity and balance, purity and refi nement. The gradual increase of Cabernet Franc within the vineyards gives the wine tautness, distinction and freshness. To really appreciate the Grand Vin's ageing ability, you may need to be patient. Like all great Pomerol vins de garde, Château Nénin blossoms over time.
- Drinking Window
- 2014-2038
Analytical Data
- Alcohol ABV
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14.6%
- Sweetness
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Dry
- Acidity TA
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3.44 g/L
- Acidity pH
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3.62
Production Attributes
- Maturation
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Oaked
- Ownership
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Christian Moueix
- Harvest date
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21 September - 10 October
- Closure Type
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Cork
- Vintage Notes
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The vintage 2012 was characterised by a slow, late growth cycle due to a very cool and wet spring. The budburst was spread out over time and created a variation in the stages of development that was to be partially evened out by the dry, sunny period that began in mid-July. The colour change and ripening occurred in ideal weather conditions that continued through to harvest-time. The grapes remained perfectly healthy despite rainy spells during picking.
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- Harvest Notes
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From 21st September to 10th October 2012
- Ageing
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16 months 40% new barrels.
Awards
(1)Suggested Dishes to Pair With This Wine
- Lamb kreatopita Starter Course
- Meat in filo pastry
- Contains: lamb mince
- Greek
- Galician bone-in-ribeye Main Course
- Intense, creamy beef cooked with with red wine
- Western
- Belted Galloway Bone-in-sirloin Main Course
- Tender marbled beed from a traditional Scottish breed
- Western
- Lamb with red wine sauce Main Course
- Western
Details
About the Product
- Producer Notes
- According to the Delon family, Château Nénin is the epitome of a great Pomerol "vin de garde" (wine for laying down). It combines power and elegance, complexity and balance, purity and refi nement. The gradual increase of Cabernet Franc within the vineyards gives the wine tautness, distinction and freshness. To really appreciate the Grand Vin's ageing ability, you may need to be patient. Like all great Pomerol vins de garde, Château Nénin blossoms over time.
- Drinking Window
- 2014-2038
Analytical Data
- Alcohol ABV
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14.6%
- Sweetness
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Dry
- Acidity TA
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3.44 g/L
- Acidity pH
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3.62
Production Attributes
- Maturation
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Oaked
- Ownership
-
Christian Moueix
- Harvest date
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21 September - 10 October
- Closure Type
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Cork
- Vintage Notes
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The vintage 2012 was characterised by a slow, late growth cycle due to a very cool and wet spring. The budburst was spread out over time and created a variation in the stages of development that was to be partially evened out by the dry, sunny period that began in mid-July. The colour change and ripening occurred in ideal weather conditions that continued through to harvest-time. The grapes remained perfectly healthy despite rainy spells during picking.
Read more
- Harvest Notes
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From 21st September to 10th October 2012
- Ageing
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16 months 40% new barrels.
Awards
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Critics Scores & Reviews
(20)2012 vintage
91 / 100
20 scores
95 - 100
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90 - 94
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85 - 89
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80 - 84
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75 - 79
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When to drink: 2014 to 2038
2012 Vintage
Tasted: Mar 2022
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2012 Vintage
Tasted: Apr 2016
Chewy and rich with a walnut, almond and delicate chocolate character as well as the ripe fruit. Full and very rich. Drink now.
2012 Vintage
Tasted: Jul 2015
Earth, truffle, smoke, caramel and candied cherries, this is solid vintage for Nenin, filled with fresh, spicy cherries and soft, sweet black raspberries in the finish. 91 Points
2012 Vintage
Tasted: Jan 2015
Big and rich, this is a solid, dark and dense wine. Power and ripe fruit dominate the opulent structure. Produced by the Delon family of Léoville Las Cases in Saint-Julien, it is a wine for aging. Drink from 2020, but the wine will be developing for more years after that.
2012 Vintage
Tasted: Apr 2013
Floral and mineral with elegant wild berries, very grainy and smooth tannin, fresh with lovely fruit, rounded and opulent with a long bright freshness, very tempting and promising.
2012 Vintage
When to drink: 2020
to 2030
Grosse Frische, geschmeidiges Tannin mit Schliff, Präzision und immenser Frische, perfekter aromatischer Ausdruck von Beeren und Kräutern; hat Klasse.
2012 Vintage
Tasted: Mar 2022
When to drink: 2022
to 2038
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2012 Vintage
Tasted: Mar 2016
When to drink: 2018
to 2035
2012 Vintage
Tasted: Apr 2013
When to drink: 2020
to 2020
2012 Vintage
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User Ratings
(21)4
21 ratings
Very Good
2012 Vintage Saved: 4-Nov-2023
Deep, dark, not quite opaque. Aromas are ripe & plummy with clean oak. Palate has vibrant plummy fruit with touches of pepper, cinnamon, vanilla and cocoa. Tannins give the finish good grip. Acidity is soft & the alcohol is balanced to high - leaving the finish is a touch warm. 11/16 DCAMW
Excellent
2012 Vintage Saved: 23-Jan-2025
Extrem samtig, dicht, mittel lang mit mega spass potenzial. ein perfekter wein für Einladungen!
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Vintage
Critics Score
Avg. Price (ex-tax)
All
92 / 100
$ 91
2024
92 / 100
$ 61
2023
93 / 100
$ 74
2022
94 / 100
$ 100
2021
91 / 100
$ 75
2020
94 / 100
$ 90
2019
93 / 100
$ 87
2018
92 / 100
$ 107
2017
91 / 100
$ 90
2016
93 / 100
$ 90
2015
92 / 100
$ 95
2014
91 / 100
$ 103
2013
88 / 100
$ 61
2012
91 / 100
$ 152
2011
90 / 100
$ 92
2010
92 / 100
$ 100
2009
92 / 100
$ 90
2008
89 / 100
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2007
88 / 100
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2006
90 / 100
$ 80
2005
92 / 100
$ 115
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89 / 100
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88 / 100
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2002
87 / 100
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2001
89 / 100
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2000
91 / 100
$ 119
1999
88 / 100
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1998
90 / 100
$ 135
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86 / 100
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1995
87 / 100
$ 108
1994
84 / 100
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86 / 100
$ 106
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2012 Vintage: Bordeaux Learn more
Vintage quality: Good
Current condition: Ready to drink, will keep
The 2012 vintage for Bordeaux was small and difficult at times, but not without moments of greatness.
Spring was tricky, with damp conditions – April was extraordinarily wet – delaying both budburst and flowering, the latter finally occurred in June. Howev...
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