Ratings By Robert Parker 95 Tasting Notes The 2006 Latour performed even better from bottle than from barrel. Only 38% of the production (10,000 cases) made it into the grand vin, a blend of 86% Cabernet Sauvignon and the rest primarily Merlot and a small amount of Cabernet Franc. From barrel, I thought it was… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 95 Tasting Notes A stunning wine from Ducru Beaucaillou which showcases its great terroir, this elegant but substantial 2000 has a dense purple color that has hardly budged since it was first bottled. Displaying a floral note, with hints of boysenberries, black raspberries, black currants and a touch of background oak,… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 94 Tasting Notes One of the finest over-achieving efforts in this vintage as well as a ????best buy?? for a top-flight St.-Julien, this 2008 is an irresistible success. It reveals an opaque ruby/purple color, lots of unctuosity and a boatload of sweet cassis and black cherry fruit intertwined with notions of… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 93 Tasting Notes A candidate for one of the top wines of the vintage, Lascombes has turned in a brilliant effort with a deep ruby/purple color as well as gorgeous aromas of plums, cassis, black cherries, and flowers. It boasts a terrific texture, medium to full body, an expansive, multi-layered mid-palate… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 90 Tasting Notes This impeccably run, Japanese-owned property has fashioned a superb 1996. Opaque purple-colored, with a backward yet promising nose of classically pure cassis intermixed with pain grille and spice, this medium to full-bodied, powerful yet stylish wine possesses superb purity, a nicely-layered feel in the mouth, and plenty of… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 86? Tasting Notes This stern, hard Margaux exhibits a nicely saturated ruby/purple color, but an absence of fruit as well as an angular personality with austere tannin suggest it will become increasingly desiccated with age. It is a far cry from the fabulous effort made by the new proprietor in 2006.(Wine… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 93 Tasting Notes A candidate for one of the finest St.-Juliens of the vintage, St.-Pierre??s 2006 is one of the smaller productions in this consistent appellation, making it difficult to find in the marketplace. Its deep opaque purple color is accompanied by notes of roasted herbs, charcoal, graphite, and extravagant creme… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 90 Tasting Notes One of the better wines (and also reasonably priced) to emerge from this property over recent years, this dense ruby/purple-colored wine shows a complex nose of earth, underbrush, creosote, creme de cassis, and dried herbs. Sporting a new yellow/orange label that matches the dramatic paint job on the… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 96 Tasting Notes A candidate for the ????wine of the vintage,?? Pontet Canet??s 2008 boasts an opaque purple color as well as copious aromas of sweet blueberries, blackberries and black currant fruit intertwined with lead pencil shavings, subtle barbecue smoke and a hint of forest floor. Full-bodied, with fabulous richness, texture… Read More »