Category Archives: Tasting Notes

Chateau Prieure-Lichine 1995

Ratings By Robert Parker 84 Tasting Notes An underwhelming effort for sure, this medium-bodied wine exhibits a moderately garnet color and a sweet nose of dusty red fruits intermixed with some balsam wood, Provencal herbs, and damp earth, perhaps even mushrooms. The wine is pleasing on the attack, but then becomes increasingly compressed and attenuated.… Read More »

Chateau Haut-Batailley 2003

Ratings By Robert Parker 87 Tasting Notes A pretty, somewhat superficial effort, the 2003 offers aromas of cranberries, sweet cherries, black currants, and spicy new oak. Elegant and medium-bodied, with a shallow finish, it should be consumed over the next decade.(Wine Advocate #164 Apr 2006) By Robert Parker

Chateau Dauzac 1997

Ratings By Robert Parker 86 Tasting Notes In spite of an attractive dark ruby/purple color, this wine came across as extremely tannic, with a sweet and sour combination of low acidity, high tannin, ripe fruit, and some abrasiveness. It is hard to know which components will win out, but it is usually the tannin, so… Read More »

Chateau Pedesclaux 2005

Ratings By Robert Parker 82 Tasting Notes Even though this may be one of the finest wines yet made at Pedesclaux, it is still a pleasant yet herbaceous, uninspiring effort for the vintage. The color is medium ruby, and the nose of fresh herbs intermixed with spice and diluted black cherry and currant fruit is… Read More »

Chateau Croizet Bages 1999

Ratings By Robert Parker 78 Tasting Notes Readers desiring light-bodied, pleasant wines may find the 1999 Croizet-Bages more appealing than I did. However, this medium ruby-colored, soft effort is not up to the standards of a classified growth Pauillac. It will drink well for 5-10 years.(Wine Advocate #140 Apr 2002) By Robert Parker

J Sablenay Chardonnat 2010 Vin de France

Vin de France Grape 100% Chardonnay Tasting Notes Pale yellow color with light golden reflection. With notes of nicely ripe white fruit, dried fruit and aromas of vanilla and toast. Fresh, round and full with elegant finish, and toasty notes. -by Robert Parker ——————————————————————————– *Screwcap Closure *Selected for service on Malaysia Airlines

Hanging Rock Poppet Head Chardonnay 2006

Region Macedon Ranges Grape Chardonnay Many Vineyards Supplying our winery are in areas that were a focus of the gold ruch of the mid to late 19th century and thus the inspiration for the name Poppet Head. The Poppet head was a tower-like lifting structure built over the top of a mine shaft, enabling miners… Read More »

Arlewood Margaret River Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 2010

Region – Margaret River Grapes – 60% Sauvignon Blanc , 40% Semillon Tasting Notes A blend of 60% Sauvignon Blanc and 40% Semillon, Arlewood’s 2010 Sauvignon Blanc Semillon has moderate to pronounced notes of fresh lime juice and lemongrass with a touch of asparagus. Medium bodied with a solid backbone of crisp acid, it has… Read More »