Category Archives: Tasting Notes

Penfolds Grange 2003

Grape Shiraz Ratings *Penfolds – Icon & Luxury Range Exceptional – by Langton’s Classification Australian Wine  Robert Parker 92 Jeremy Oliver 96 James Halliday 95 Wine Spectator 94 Tasting Notes Colour : Deep red. Nose : Captivating, complex, complete. Unravelling aromatics unfurl with air – blue fruit notes entwined with barrel ferment and maturation elements;… Read More »

Glenelly “Lady May” Cabernet Sauvignon 2008

Grape 91% Cabernet Sauvignon 9% Petit Verdot Ratings & Awards Robert Parker 93Wine Spectator 91Wine Enthusiast  92Rated 5 stars and 18.5 / 20 by DECANTER93 points by Stephen Tanzer’s International Wine Cellar, USARated 4.5 stars by 2011 Platters Guide Tasting Notes LADY MAY is Glenelly’s Flagship Estate wine. Elegant and complex, the wine develops flavours… Read More »

Chateau Lafite Rothschild 2001

AOC – PaulliacGrand Cru Classes – 1emeRatingsRobert Parker 94Wine Spectator 96Tasting Notes The 2001 Lafite Rothschild?ˉs deep, saturated plum/purple color is accompanied by lead pencil liqueur-like notes intermixed with sweet red and black currants, plums, and cedar. This blend of 86.5% Cabernet Sauvignon and 13.5% Merlot is a classic example of Lafite. Extremely elegant, medium-bodied,… Read More »

Chateau Latour 2005

Ratings By Robert Parker 96 Tasting Notes Only 44% of the production made it into the dense ruby/purple-hued 2005 Latour, a powerful, backward, 12,000-case blend of 87% Cabernet Sauvignon and 13% Petit Verdot and Merlot. As I wrote last year, this classic effort is built for the ages, and is largely destined to be drunk… Read More »

Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou 1999

Ratings By Robert Parker 91 Tasting Notes The deep purple-colored 1999 Ducru Beaucaillou, which represents 60% of the crop, offers aromas of crushed stones, raspberry liqueur, and black currants. This sweet, pure, and harmonious wine possesses elegance, finesse, and multiple nuances rather than power, concentration, and structure. This is Bordeaux at its finest. Anticipated maturity:… Read More »

Chateau Leoville-Poyferre 2007

Ratings By Robert Parker 89 Tasting Notes Grapy, richly fruity, medium-bodied flavors of cocoa, white chocolate, spicy herbs, and black currants jump from the glass of this deliciously evolved, complex wine. It is a soft, easy-going St.-Julien to consume over the next 8-10 years.(Wine Advocate #188 Apr 2010) By Robert Parker

Chateau Lascombes 2001

Ratings By Robert Parker 92 Tasting Notes The 2000 was the finest Lascombes produced in over three decades, and the 2001 continues the great success this estate is enjoying under the guidance of Yves Vatelot (of Chateau Reignac) and Dr. Alain Raynaud (Chateau Quinault l??Enclos). A blend of 55% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 5%… Read More »

Chateau Lagrange 1995

Ratings By Robert Parker 90 Tasting Notes The 1995 Lagrange is similar to the 1996, but the fruit is sweeter, the acidity lower, and the wine less marked by Cabernet Sauvignon. The color is a deep ruby/purple. The wine boasts a roasted herb, charcoal, black currant, mineral, and new oak-scented nose. Medium to full-bodied and… Read More »

Chateau Cantenac-Brown 2003

Ratings By Robert Parker 87 Tasting Notes The monolithic 2003 is more powerful and meaty, but still one-dimensional and simple. It possesses size, power, and muscle, but no charm. Anticipated maturity: 2008-2017.(Wine Advocate #164 Apr 2006) By Robert Parker