Ratings By Robert Parker 89 Tasting Notes The 1995 is possibly the finest d’Armailhac I have yet tasted. The blend was 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Cabernet Franc, and 32% Merlot. This deep ruby/purple-colored wine possesses low acidity, plenty of sweet tannin, and, in both its aromatics and flavors, gobs of ripe cassis fruit are nicely… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 90 Tasting Notes A sleeper of the vintage, this muscular, concentrated, full-bodied wine is atypically backward and dense for a 2008. It exhibits an opaque ruby/purple color along with notes of licorice, truffles, graphite and black currants. Intense and powerful, it will benefit from 2-4 years of cellaring and should keep… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 87 Tasting Notes This is a chunky, monolithic style of Margaux with lots of power and fruit, but displaying a simplistic, firm personality. There??s plenty of stuffing, but complexity, charm, and balance seem to be lacking. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2024.(Wine Advocate #181 Feb 2009) By Robert Parker
Ratings By Robert Parker 91 Tasting Notes The issue I had with this wine??s rusticity and high tannin level in barrel has been resolved. There is no doubting its serious concentration, dense ruby/purple color, and attractive aromatics (blackberries, cassis, creosote, spring flowers, and licorice). It offers plenty of body and concentration as well as relatively… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 87? Tasting Notes A chunky, monolithic style of wine with moderately high tannin, a dark ruby/purple color, good fruit, and a ruggedly constructed personality, the 2004 Dauzac lacks charm and finesse. Give it 1-2 years of bottle age, and drink it over the next 5-10 years.(Wine Advocate #171 Jun 2007) By… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 87 Tasting Notes I had high expectations for the 2003, which has turned out to be a very good, solid wine, but not as superb as I had anticipated. A deep ruby/purple color is followed by a chunky, monolithic Margaux revealing high tannin along with plenty of damp earth characteristics interwoven… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 87 Tasting Notes A well-made, deep ruby/purple-tinged wine with notes of dried herbs, damp earth, incense and new saddle leather, this is a heady, attractive, fruit-driven wine with moderate structure behind its initial attack. Anticipated maturity: now-2013.(Wine Advocate #158 Apr 2005) By Robert Parker
Ratings By Robert Parker 88 Tasting Notes Lacking charm, this macho, muscular effort lacks charm, but is concentrated, monolithic, and dense. It should evolve into an excellent, possibly outstanding claret, but at present it is closed, tannic, and broodingly backward. Nevertheless, there is good purity as well as plenty of black fruits intermixed with earth,… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 89 Tasting Notes Aromas of chocolate along with roasted meats, charcoal, black currants, and damp earthy scents jump from the glass of this dense ruby/purple-colored 2000. Highly-extracted, medium to full-bodied, chewy, not terribly complex, but big, corpulent, and bold, if it pulls itself together and develops additional nuances, this wine will… Read More »