Category Archives: Tasting Notes

AOC – Sauternes Grape Semillon & Sauvignon Blanc

AOC – Pauillac Grand Cru Classe – 5eme Grape 50% Cabernet Sauvignon45% Merlot 5% Cabernet FrancRatings & Awards Robert Parker 82 Rated 5 stars by DECANTER 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… Read More »

AOC – Paulliac Grand Cru Classes – 1 eme Ratings Robert Parker 94 Wine Spectator 92 Tasting Notes Composed of 81% Cabernet Sauvignon and 19% Merlot, the deep purple-colored 2007 Mouton reveals sweet aromas of creme de cassis, subtle oak, and flowers. Medium to full-bodied and elegant with sweet tannin as well as flavors and… Read More »

Ratings By Robert Parker 93 Tasting Notes A distinctive bouquet of violets, soy, pepper, blackberries, cassis, and tree bark gives this 2001 a singular style. This dense ruby/purple-colored blend of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36% Merlot, and a whopping 14% Petit Verdot exhibits plenty of structure, wonderful sweetness, a closed style, but a rich, textured, persistent… Read More »

Ratings By Robert Parker 90 Tasting Notes While not as backward as the 1996, the opaque purple-colored 1995 is a tannic, unevolved, dense, concentrated wine that will require 8-10 years of cellaring. The 1995 exhibits pain grille, blackcurrant, mineral, and subtle tobacco in its complex yet youthful aromatics. Powerful, dense, concentrated cassis and blueberry flavors… Read More »

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Ratings By Robert Parker 86 Tasting Notes An elegant, dark plum-colored effort, this 1997 reveals sweet cranberry, black cherry, licorice, and floral aromas. Medium-bodied, ripe, and round, with low acidity, it is a lovely, stylish, soft wine to consume over the next 7-8 years. By Robert Parker

Ratings By Robert Parker 97 Tasting Notes This estate??s finest effort – ever, the 2005 Malescot St.-Exupery should be sought out by readers looking for intensity combined with superb richness, fascinating elegance, and a surreal concoction of blue and red fruits, a silky texture, and a delicate yet powerful wine that builds incrementally, never becoming… Read More »

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Ratings By Robert Parker (72-75)