Category Archives: Tasting Notes

Granite Hills Riesling 2009

Region Macedon Ranges Grape Riesling Tasting Notes Light green-straw; the power of 40-year-old vines, and the cold and windswept site, invest the wine with intensity and purity, although it often needs some years in bottle to express its quality; the palate has a rare depth and richness of flavour, and its natural acidity will sustain… Read More »

Bodegas y Viñedos Valderiz “Tomas Esteban” 2004

產區 Wine Region: 西班牙杜羅河岸 Ribera del Duero DO, Spain 葡萄品種 Grape variety: 100% 丹魄 Tempranillo 評分 Ratings: Robert Parker 94+ 陳年潛力 Cellar: 10-30 年/years (2014-2034) 釀造工藝 Vinification: 自1960年代起,該家庭式酒裝就以實踐有機耕作而名聲大噪。現今已採取更嚴格的生物動力法來培植果實,杜絕所有化學肥料、農藥的使用,以保留果實最天然的風味作釀酒。這款丹魄屬酒莊旗艦級佳釀,果實收割自80嵗樹齡的單一葡萄園,發酵過程確保溫和天然,排除不必要的人爲干預;酒液經全新法國木桶長達24個月的陳釀期,得到最純淨細緻的品種風格。 This family winery is among the pioneers of organic farming in the region since 1960s. Today vines are tended according to the strict guidelines of Biodynamic Agriculture,… Read More »

Le Haut Medoc de Giscours 2007 Haut Medoc

Region – AOC – Haut-Medoc Grapes – 50% Cabernet Sauvignon 50% Merlot Chateau Giscours (3eme) 專門劃出40 公頃釀造此酒,而該地段剛好走出 Margaux而進入Haut Medoc, 名字因此 而來 Tasting Note: This wine is very pleasant in its early years, offering a pure, intense bouquet of fruit and spices and expressing the quality of its origins with the passing of time. Length of… Read More »

S de Siran 2006

AOC – Margaux Second wine of Chateau Siran Grape 41% Cabernet Sauvignon46% Merlot11% Petit Verdot 2% Cabernet Franc *S de Siran is the 2nd wine of Chateau Siran in Margaux appellation. It comes from young plots and a random selection, depending on the vintage, from the first wine.The average age of the vineyard is between… Read More »

Prior Pons, Priorat DOQ 2007

DOQ – PrioratGrape CarinenaGarnchaRating & Awards Robert Parker 91 18.7 / 20 by Decanter Rated 5 stars by Wine Enthusiast Tasting Notes Colour : Dark red, with purple tinges.Nose : full of red and black berries. Very rich, almost jammy notes with additional spiciness and toa

Penfolds Yattarna Chardonnay 2001

Grape 100% Chardonnay Ratings James Halliday 95 Jeremy Oliver 96 Tasting Notes COLOUR Sun-drenched hay. NOSE Aromas of ripe apple and lemon are complemented by nutty, spicy characters. This seamless integration of intense fruit and oak affords the nose beguiling complexity. PALATE A multi-layered palate shows intense fruit, lemon curd and pear flavours interwoven with… Read More »

Chateau Mouton-Rothschild 1996

AOC – PaulliacGrand Cru Classes – 1emeRatings Robert Parker 94Wine Spectator 96Tasting Notes This estate’s staff believes that the 1996 Mouton-Rothschild is very complex. I agree that among the first-growths, this wine is showing surprising forwardness and complexity in its aromatics. It possesses an exuberant, flamboyant bouquet of roasted coffee, cassis, smoky oak, and soy… Read More »

Bodega VinaGuarena Munia Crianza, Toro DO 2006

DO – Toro Grape 100% Tinta de Toro / TempranilloRatings & AwardsRobert Parker 89/ 88 points by WINE & SPIRITS/ 88 points by Guia Penin/ Gold Medal – Mundus Vini 2010/ Silver Medal – Selections Mondiales des Vins CanadaTasting NotesRich robe cherry color with bluish tones in the rim.A full bodied , very powerful and… Read More »

Chateau Margaux 2008

Ratings By Robert Parker 94 Tasting Notes This is a stunning Chateau Margaux, made in a sexy, up-front, elegant style, with deep creme de cassis fruit intermixed with spring flowers, a solid inner core of richness and depth, but again, very sweet tannins as well as striking minerality and elegance. One of the most seductive… Read More »