Ratings By Robert Parker 86 Tasting Notes Notes of tapenade, red currant, earth, and underbrush jump from the glass of this moderately dark ruby-colored wine. Elegant, medium-bodied restrained, with good acidity, this wine should develop quickly and drink well for 10-15 years. Anticipated maturity: 2005-2014. Last tasted, 3/02.(Bordeaux Book, 4th Edition Jan 2003) By Robert… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 86 Tasting Notes Somewhat chunky, with robust tannins, this dark garnet-colored wine has hints of licorice, black currants, compost, and sweet mushrooms. The wine is moderately tannic and medium-bodied in a restrained, rather elegant style. Anticipated maturity: 2006-2014. Last tasted, 3/02.(Bordeaux Book, 4th Edition Jan 2003) By Robert Parker
Ratings By Robert Parker 84 Tasting Notes High tannins and only moderate levels of fruit and ripeness suggest a troubled future for this wine. The color is a healthy dark ruby with some purple tints. The wine is austere, very lean, with a hint of underripe fruit, and the finish is dry, even attenuated. Unless… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 83 Tasting Notes Herbal notes continue to dominate this meagerly endowed wine. Tannins have taken hold, and the fruit seems to have gone into hiding. The wine shows some earthy old wood and mushroom notes and a desiccated finish in a lightweight style. It was more pleasant right after bottling than… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 92 Tasting Notes This stunning, evolved, dark plum/ruby-hued 2008 reveals aromas of forest floor, sweet black and red currants, licorice and roasted herbs. Classic, elegant and medium to full-bodied, it provides a sexy, complex, intellectual as well as hedonistic turn-on. Drink this delicious Margaux over the next 12-15+ years. (Wine Advocate… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 88 By This blend of 53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 39% Merlot, and 8% Cabernet Franc offers complex aromas of mint, black currants, cherries, underbrush, and forest floor. Deliciously ripe with a soft texture, medium body, and considerable seductive powers, this beauty should be enjoyed over the next 7-8 years. (Wine Advocate #188Apr… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 92 Tasting Notes I can??t say enough about how beautifully classic, racy, and gracious the wines of Brane Cantenac have become over the last decade. The stunningly elegant 2006 exhibits a sweet, subtle smoke note intermixed with creme de cassis in its medium-bodied style with superb nobility, concentration, and sweet tannin.… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 94 Tasting Notes This is the finest Brane-Cantenac I have tasted in over thirty years. Unusually perfumed and already approachable (atypical for most 2005 Medocs), it reveals a deep plum/purple color as well as a stunningly flamboyant bouquet of smoked herbs, licorice, camphor, black cherries, currants, and notions of plums and… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 90 Tasting Notes A beauty from the Margaux appellation, this savory, floral, plum, cherry, and black currant-scented 2004 exhibits wonderful sweetness, medium body, and enough fresh acids to provide definition. An ethereal quality results in a pure, seductive wine that should drink well for 12-15+ years. How good it is to… Read More »