Category Archives: Tasting Notes

AOC – Hautes Cotes de Nuits Grape 100% Pinot Noir

Grape Shiraz Ratings *Penfolds – Icon & Luxury Range Exceptional – by Langton’s Classification Australian Wine  Robert Parker 92 Jeremy Oliver 95 James Halliday 95 Wine Spectator 97 Tasting Notes Colour : Deep red. Nose :Complex with masses of concentrated plum, raspberry and blackberry fruit aromas and hints of leather, dark chocolate and spice. Palate… Read More »

Grape 100% Shiraz Rating & AwardsJames Halliday 90Silver Medal – Decanter World Wine Awards Silver Medal – New Zealand International Wine Challenge93 points by WINEFRONT MONTHLY Tasting Notes An abundance of fruit mid palate, with quite a dry finish. This wine will grow with time in the cellar.-by Official Website Earth, spice, blackberry, dark chocolate… 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 »

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 »

Ratings By Robert Parker 92 Tasting Notes The 2004 Pichon Lalande is a strong effort for the vintage (much better than their underwhelming and much more expensive 2005). A blend of 53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36% Merlot, and the rest Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, it exhibits a deep ruby/purple color as well as scents of… Read More »

Ratings By Robert Parker 88 Tasting Notes This opaque purple-colored, muscular, full-bodied, classically made St.-Julien displays impressive concentration, chewy, highly-extracted flavors of black fruits, iron, earth, and spicy wood, and a powerful mouth-feel. A pure, uncompromising, traditionally-styled wine, it is to be admired for its authenticity, class, and quality. Anticipated maturity: 2007-2035. Readers seeking classic,… Read More »

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Ratings By Robert Parker 93 Tasting Notes Fully mature, the 2000 D??Issan is a quintessentially elegant, yet concentrated, aristocratic Margaux that defines the appellation. The wine has a dark ruby/purple color just beginning to lighten at the edge. Notes of charcoal, acacia flowers, black raspberries, and blue fruits are followed by a medium to full-bodied… Read More »

Ratings By Robert Parker 93 Tasting Notes An amazing success in this vintage, the dark ruby/purple-hued 2008 reveals its noble terroir in its complex aromatics of spring flowers and burning embers/charcoal. A medium to full-bodied mouthfeel displaying no hard edges and a seamless integration of acidity, tannin, alcohol and wood result in an approachable, already… Read More »