Grape 100% Shiraz Ratings James Halliday 96 Tasting NotesVintage 2005 was another vintage of very low yields; the growing season was warm with fruit ripening late in a dry autumn. Sourced from Punters Corner 32 year old vines at the Cellar Door block, the wine spent 18 months in new and seasoned Bossuet French oak.… 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 94 Wine Spectator 90 Tasting Notes Not a blockbuster, the 1998 possesses a dark garnet/purple color in addition to a complex bouquet of underbrush, cedar, walnuts, and licorice-tinged black currants. Although medium to full-bodied and moderately tannic, it lacks the expansiveness in the mid-palate… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 95 Tasting Notes The 2006 Pichon Lalande, which blows away the 2005, represents a return to the velvety-textured, rich, sexy style most readers would associate with Pichon Lalande. This blend of 64% Cabernet Sauvignon and 36% Merlot no Petit Verdot was included in the final blend exhibits a dense purple color… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 97 Tasting Notes I found this to be one of the more backward wines of the 2000 vintage and gave it a window of maturity of 2015-2040 when I reviewed it in 2003. In my two recent tastings of it, I changed that window to 2018-2050, which probably says more than… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 89 Tasting Notes A fine effort, this medium-bodied, floral and cassis-scented and flavored wine is quintessential Margaux. Elegant, with impressive flavors, concentration, a deep ruby/purple-tinged color, excellent purity, and a long silky finish, it begs for consumption over the next 10-12 years.(Wine Advocate #158 Apr 2005) By Robert Parker
Ratings By Robert Parker 86+ Tasting Notes I generally find Cantenac-Brown too tough-textured, tannic, and dry. Therefore, I am happy to say the 1996, while tannic, looks to be one of the better balanced efforts to emerge from this estate. The color is a deep ruby/purple. The wine offers simple but pleasing aromas of black… Read More »
Tasting Notes Sixty percent or three out of five bottles that I have tasted of this wine have been marred by a corked character. This has me spooked with respect to what this wine might be. Certainly the healthy examples of 1998 Saint-Pierre have exhibited a deep ruby/purple color and notes of dried herbs intermixed… Read More »