Category Archives: Tasting Notes
Chateau Clerc-Milon 1995
Ratings By Robert Parker 89 Tasting Notes The 1995 Clerc-Milon, a 56% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 14% Cabernet Franc blend, reveals more tannin and grip than the 1996 (ironically, the 1995 has more of a 1996 vintage character, and vice versa for the 1996). This attractive dark ruby/purple-colored wine has impressive credentials, and may merit… Read More »
Casa Castillo Pie Franco Jumilla DO 2008
DO – Jumilla Grapes 100% Monastrell from 65 years old vines Ratings & Awards 95 points by Guia Penin, Best Wine from Spain 2012 Wine of the Year by El Mundo Vino ——————————————————————————– This wine is 100% of 65 years old ungrafted monastrell vines from the vineyard La Solana. The fermentation is in small underground… Read More »
Coldstream Hill Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 1997
Region Yarra Valley Grape Cabernet Sauvignon Tasting Notes Good, strong red-purple colour; cassis berry fruit and French oak are perfectly balanced and integrated on both bouquet and palate, with hints of sweet, earthy secondary Cabernet aromas adding interest. The palate has the hallmark elegance of the Coldstream Bordeaux-based reds, with fine, silky tannins woven through… Read More »
Vasse Felix Cane Cut Semillon 2008 (375ml)
Buil & Gine “Joan Gine” Blanc 2011
Clos du Clocher Pomerol 2007 (375ml)
Le Haut-Medoc de Giscours 2006
AOC – Haut MedocGrape 50% Cabernet Sauvignon 50% Merlot Tasting Notes A perfect blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, Le Haut-Medoc de Giscours benefits from the meticulous care of the team at Chateau Giscours. This wine is very pleasant in its early years, offering a pure, intense bouquet of fruit and spices and expressing the… Read More »
Nevis Bluff Central Otago Pinot Noir 2008
Barco Negro Reserva, Douro DOC 2008
DOC – Douro Grape 30% Touriga Franca 30% Tinta Roriz 40% Touriga Nacional Rating & Awards 16.5 / 20 by Jancis Robinson 16 / 20 by Vinhos de Portugal Tasting Notes Colour : Nice Ruby Color. Nose : licorice and quince. Palate : Lively attack followed by tight tannins. Average length finish. -by Official Website… Read More »
