Ratings By Robert Parker 88 Tasting Notes This fully mature, elegant 2000 tails off slightly in the finish. Notes of forest floor, bay leaf, licorice, red currants, and cranberries are offered in a Burgundian-like, fresh, vibrant format. The tannins have melted away in this medium-bodied, finesse-styled effort. Consume it over the next 7-8 years.(Wine Advocate… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker (85-86) Tasting Notes The tasty 1997 is a light to medium-bodied, round, richly fruity wine with low acidity and little structure and tannin. Offering an attractive display of red fruits, minerals, and spice, it should drink well during its first decade of life.(Wine Advocate #122 Apr 1999) By Robert Parker
Ratings By Robert Parker 87 Tasting Notes I had hoped this wine would turn out closer to outstanding, but it is an excellent Cantemerle, if not quite as stunning as I had expected. The wine offers a dark ruby color, and a sweet nose of black raspberries, subtle new oak, and acacia smells. There is… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 86 Tasting Notes The 1995 does not possess the depth of the 1996, and reveals a more evolved medium ruby color that is already lightening at the edge. Peppery, herb-tinged red currant fruit aromas are pleasant, but uninspiring. This medium-bodied, straightforward wine lacks the depth, dimension, and power of a top-flight… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 77 Tasting Notes Herbaceous and vegetal, with a medium ruby color lightening to almost water at the edge, this wine is so mediocre that it is impossible to understand why this estate continues to muddle along producing wines of this ilk. Some notes of tea and diluted red currants are present,… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 86 Tasting Notes Although this is a solid effort, for a classified growth Pauillac, expectations are considerably higher. The dark ruby-hued 2005 Croizet Bages reveals a moderately intense nose of cedar, roasted herbs, sweet cherry and currant fruit, damp earth, and fresh mushrooms. This superficial, medium-bodied, elegant Pauillac possesses good acidity… Read More »