AOC – PaulliacGrand Cru Classes – 1emeRatings Robert Parker 94Wine Spectator 95Tasting Notes A brilliant offering and a candidate for wine of the vintage, this is classic Lafite that reminded me somewhat of the 1976, although the vintage conditions were completely different. This is a medium-weight, quintessentially elegant style of Lafite with notes of lead… Read More »
AOC – PaulliacGrand Cru Classes – 1emeRatingsRobert Parker 94Wine Spectator 96Tasting Notes The 2001 Lafite Rothschild?ˉs deep, saturated plum/purple color is accompanied by lead pencil liqueur-like notes intermixed with sweet red and black currants, plums, and cedar. This blend of 86.5% Cabernet Sauvignon and 13.5% Merlot is a classic example of Lafite. Extremely elegant, medium-bodied,… Read More »
AOC – Paulliac Grand Cru Classes – 1emeRatings Robert Parker 98+Wine Spectator 100Tasting Notes Since I gave this wine a perfect score, I suppose some could see this as a downgrade. I found everything still there for a perfect rating, but I was just struck by how tight and backward the wine was. A blend… Read More »
AOC – PaulliacGrand Cru Classes – 1emeRatings Robert Parker 95Wine Spectator 94Tasting Notes The 1999 Lafite Rothschild sports an engraved "1999" on the bottle along with an eclipse to mark that significant historical event of August, 1999. It is a quintessential offering from Lafite Rothschild. This prodigious wine is both elegant and intensely flavored, and… Read More »
AOC – Paulliac Grand Cru Classes – 1emeRatings Robert Parker 98Wine Spectator 95Tasting Notes A blend of 81% Cabernet Sauvignon and 19% Merlot, this wine represents only 34% of Lafite’s total harvest. In a less than perfect Medoc vintage, it has been spectacular since birth, putting on more weight and flesh over the last year.… Read More »
AOC – Paulliac Grand Cru Classes – 1emeRatings Robert Parker 92Wine Spectator 90Tasting Notes Only 26% of the crop made it into the final blend, resulting in only 15,000 cases of the 1997 Lafite-Rothschild. Readers should not ignore this wine because of the negative press surrounding the 1997 vintage. It boasts an opaque dense purple… Read More »
AOC – Paulliac Grand Cru Classes – 1eme Grape 83% Cabernet Sauvignon , 7% Cabernet Franc , 7% Merlot , 3% Petit VerdotRatings Robert Parker 100Wine Spectator 95 Tasting Notes the 1996 Lafite-Rothschild is unquestionably this renowned estate’s greatest wine. As I indicated last year, only 38% of the crop was deemed grand enough to… Read More »
AOC – Paulliac Grand Cru Classes – 1emeGrape 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Merlot, and 8% Cabernet FrancRatings Robert Parker 95Wine Spectator 96Tasting Notes The 1995 Lafite-Rothschild (only one-third of the harvest made it into the final blend) is a blend of 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Merlot, and 8% Cabernet Franc. The wine was showing spectacularly… Read More »
DOCG – RoeroGrape100% NebbioloRatings Robert Parker 91 Tasting Notes Color: reddish purple Nose : dried rose, spices, black fruits and mint Palate : black fruit, tobacco, spices and tannic Pairing: roasts with polenta, lamb, steak, main courses. -by Official Website The 2005 Roero Riserva Trinita is a gorgeous wine redolent of perfumed raspberries, cherries, flowers… Read More »
DOCG – BarbarescoGrape100% Nebbiolo RatingsRobert Parker 91 Tasting Notes The 2005 Barbaresco Nubiola is an elegant, refined offering. Made in a delicate, feminine style, it possesses highly attractive notes of flowers, spices and small red fruits. Initially somewhat focused, the wine expands beautifully on the palate, where layers of perfumed fruit blossom with notable class… Read More »