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Ratings By Robert Parker 91+ Tasting Notes From the same stable as Mouton Rothschild and d??Armailhac, Clerc Milon, despite the relatively high percentage of Merlot (44%) combined with 50% Cabernet Sauvignon and the balance Cabernet Franc, is dense, rich, tannic, and backward. Surprisingly muscular for this offering, which often exhibits a more precocious side, it… Read More »

DO – Rueda Grape 100% Verdejo (70 years old vins , fermented in oak barrels ) Awards Silver Medal – Concours Mondial de Bruxelles Silver Medal – Spainish New Wines Awards * 5000 bottles produced

Region Yarra Valley Grape Shiraz Tasting Notes Early-drinking, lightly fruited, sappy and metallic, this rather cooked and meaty shiraz lacks much by way of life and freshness to lift its plummy, pruney flavours. It’s medium in weight, but dries out towards a savoury, but slightly green-edged and meaty finish lifted by a modest but spicy… Read More »

VDT – La Mancha Grape: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon Tasting Notes Appearance: Red cherry with deep reddish-purple rim. Nose: Great aromatic intensity amongst which typical Cabernet Sauvignon aromas abound: notes of spices such as pepper, gentle aromas of balsamic, eucalyptus and liquorice and an intense fruity touch in which forest fruit predominates (blackberry-Cassis).The aroma of wood… Read More »

Region- AOC Saint Julien Cru Bourgeois Made by Ch.Ducru-Beaucaillou-2eme Cru Classe Grape – 65%Cabernet Sauvignon 25% Merlot 10%Cabernet Franc Points: Wine Enthusiast 89 Wine Spectator 86 Tasting Note:

AOC – Margaux Second wine of Chateau Cantenac Brown Grape 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot , 5% Cabernet Franc *Brio is second of Chateau Cantenac Brown. All plots are meticulously observed throughout the growth cycle from budding to the analysis of grape ripeness. The Batches that are used to make BRIO are chosen largely as… Read More »

DO – MontsantGrape 45% Garnacha25% Carinena25% Syrah5% Cabernet SauvignonRatings & Awards Robert Parker 9190+ points by Stephen Tanzer, International Wine Cellar87 points by GUIA PENIN Tasting Notes The 2008 Jaspi Maragda is made up of 45% Garnacha, 25% Carinena, with the balance Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Tempranillo. It sports an alluring bouquet of Asian spices,… Read More »

Grape Cabernet SauvignonShirazRatings*Penfolds – Bin RangeOutstanding – by Langton’s Classification Australian WineJames Halliday 95 Tasting Notes Strong purple-crimson; there is a cohesive element to the Bin releases of ’08, all showing very good fruit concentration and balance, as with the blackberry and blackcurrant flavours and tannins of this wine. Excellent cellaring potential. -by James Halliday 

DOCG – BarbarescoGrape 100% Nebbiolo Ratings & Awards Robert Parker 91+Rated 4 stars by DECANTER Tasting Notes The 2006 Barbaresco Nubiola is a gorgeous, impeccably balanced wine. Sweet roses, dried cherries, spices and herbs are woven into a rich, textured fabric that caresses the palate with notable elegance and class. Deceptively medium in body, the… Read More »