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 »
AOC – Paulliac Grand Cru Classes – 1 eme Ratings Robert Parker 96 Wine Spectator 95 Tasting Notes The 2005 Mouton Rothschild will have to take a back seat to the prodigious 2006, but administrator Philippe Dalhuin deserves considerable credit for pushing Mouton to higher quality levels over recent years. A blend of 85% Cabernet… Read More »
Grape100% ShirazRatings & Awards/ Gold Medal – Challenge du Vin France 2009/ Rated 4 stars by WINESTATE/ Silver Medal – Finger Lake International Wine Competition 2009Tasting NotesColour: Intense red purpleBouquet: Huge lifted fresh flavours of spice and pepper with ripe cherry berry fruit balance with cedar oakPalate: Big long intense mouthful of ripe berry fruit,… Read More »
AOC – Saint Estephe Cru Bourgeois Superieur Grape: 50% Cabernet Sauvignon 35% Merlot 15% Cabernet Franc Ratings : Robert Parker 85 Tasting Notes: I rarely see Calon Segur?ˉs second wine, but the inimitable Madame Gasqueton offered the 2006 Capbern Gasqueton for tasting during my visit to this northerly, gorgeous chateau. It is a soft, pleasant, bistro-styled… Read More »
AOC – Haut Medoc Grape 50% Cabernet Sauvignon30% Merlot20% Petit VerdotRatings Robert Parker 91Wine Spectator 83Tasting NotesA delicious blend of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, and a whopping 20% Petit Verdot, this estate continues to over-perform its humble pedigree. The 2007 reveals dense, smoky, black cherry and raspberry notes intermixed with a hint of loamy… Read More »
AOC – Medoc Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel Grape46% Cabernet Sauvignon36% Merlot16% Cabernet Franc 2% Carmenere Ratings Robert Parker 88Wine Spectator 86Tasting NotesOne of the most consistently impressive estates in the northern Medoc, Potensac?ˉs 2006 (made by the same winemaking team that produces the great Leoville Las Cases) reveals a deep ruby hue, notes of sweet cherries,… Read More »