Category Archives: Tasting Notes

Chateau D’Argadens 2008

Region: Bordeaux Superieur Grapes: 63% Merlot 32% Cabernet Sauvignon 5% Cabernet Franc Point & Awards: Top 100-Everyday Bordeaux Wine Competition 2009 (SOPEXA HK) 金獎 – Concours General Agricole, Paris 2008 Tasting Note: Clad in deep ruby red with garnet tints, this wine offers fine, elegant aromas of ripe red fruit with vanilla notes. The palate… Read More »

Nuiton-Beaunoy Nuits Saint Georges Rouge 2009

產區 Wine Region:  法國布根地夜聖喬治區 Nuits Saint Georges, Bourgogne, France 葡萄品種 Grape variety:  100% 黑皮諾 Pinot Noir 陳年潛力 Cellar:  5-10 年/years (2014-2019) 釀造工藝 Vinification: 1957年由當地葡萄農自發組成,是布根地金丘區唯一的合作社品牌酒莊,至今已有115位專業葡萄農加入團隊,共擁地520公頃,生産30多款展現不同風土特色的美酒。該款村莊級黑皮諾經不銹鋼桶恆溫發酵後,再移至法國橡木桶作長期酒泥陳釀,以得到更香醇及均衡口感。 Formed in 1957 by a group of local grape farmers, Nuiton-Beaunoy is the first and only cooperative winery in Côte d’Or. Today, it brings together 115 associated winegrowers from the region,… Read More »

Penfolds RWT 2003 (1.5L)

Grape Shiraz  Ratings *Penfolds – Icon & Luxury Range Excellent – by Langton’s Classification Australian Wine Robert Parker 96 Jeremy Oliver 90 James Halliday 95 Wine Spectator 94 Tasting Notes Colour : Dark deep red. Nose : Plush, lush, blackberry and loganberry conserve notes offer lifted sweet fruit aromas with the faintest suggestion of savoury… Read More »

Malvira “Trinita” Roero Riserva DOCG 2005 (Special Format)

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 »

Chateau Latour 1998

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 »

Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 2006

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 »