AOC – Paulliac Grand Cru Classes – 1eme Ratings Robert Parker 91 Wine Spectator 95 Tasting Notes A brilliant offering, which should be drinkable much earlier than the blockbuster 2000, the 2001 Latour boasts an inky/ruby/purple color to the rim as well as a glorious bouquet of black currants, crushed stones, vanilla, and hints of… Read More »
AOC – Paulliac Grand Cru Classes – 1eme Ratings Robert Parker 95 Wine Spectator 100 Tasting Notes The 2000 Latour (a relatively abundant 14,000 cases compared to what they produced in 2009, 2008, or 2005) is ????packed and stacked.?? The extremely rich, black/purple color to the rim is followed by a wine wi
AOC – Paulliac Grand Cru Classes – 1eme Ratings Robert Parker 98 Wine Spectator 93 Tasting Notes Readers looking for a modern day version of Latour’s magnificent 1962 or 1971 should check out the sensational 1999 Latour. It is a big, concentrated offering, exhibiting a dense ruby/purple color, and a classic nose of minerals, black… Read More »
AOC – Paulliac Grand Cru Classes – 1eme Ratings Robert Parker 94 Wine Spectator 90 Tasting Notes Not a blockbuster, the 1998 possesses a dark garnet/purple color in addition to a complex bouquet of underbrush, cedar, walnuts, and licorice-tinged black currants. Although medium to full-bodied and moderately tannic, it lacks the expansiveness in the mid-palate… Read More »
AOC – Paulliac Grand Cru Classes – 1eme Ratings Robert Parker 90 Wine Spectator 88 Tasting Notes A flavorful, savory Latour, without a great deal of density or power, the 1997 exhibits sweet, walnut-tinged, black currant fruit intertwined with minerals and subtle wood. Nicely-textured, with adequate acidity, ripe tannin, and a medium-bodied finish, this smooth… Read More »
AOC – Paulliac Grand Cru Classes – 1eme Ratings Robert Parker 89 Wine Spectator 96 Tasting Notes A spectacular Latour, the 1996 may be the modern day clone of the 1966, only riper. This vintage, which is so variable in Pomerol, St.-Emilion, and Graves, was fabulous for the late-harvested Cabernet Sauvignon of the northern Medoc… Read More »
AOC – Paulliac Grand Cru Classes – 1eme Ratings Robert Parker 99 Wine Spectator 94 Tasting Notes A beauty, the opaque dense purple-colored 1995 exhibits jammy cassis, vanillin, and minerals in its fragrant but still youthful aromatics. Medium to full-bodied, with exceptional purity, superb concentration, and a long, intense, ripe, 40-second finish, this is a… Read More »
AOC – Paulliac Grand Cru Classes – 1 eme Ratings Robert Parker 94+ Wine Spectator 94 Tasting Notes The final blend of 83% Cabernet Sauvignon and 17% Merlot exhibits tell-tale black currant liqueur, incense, charcoal and floral-like characteristics. The oak is pushed to the background, one of the major improvements director Philippe Dalhuin has made… Read More »
AOC – Paulliac Grand Cru Classes – 1 eme Ratings Robert Parker 94 Wine Spectator 92 Tasting Notes Composed of 81% Cabernet Sauvignon and 19% Merlot, the deep purple-colored 2007 Mouton reveals sweet aromas of creme de cassis, subtle oak, and flowers. Medium to full-bodied and elegant with sweet tannin as well as flavors and… Read More »
AOC – Paulliac Grand Cru Classes – 1 eme Ratings Robert Parker 98+ Wine Spectator 94 Tasting Notes A sensational effort, the 2006 Mouton Rothschild exhibits an opaque purple color as well as a classic Mouton perfume of creme de cassis, flowers, blueberries, and only a hint of oak. Dalhuin told me that in whisky… Read More »