Category Archives: Tasting Notes

Chateau Duhart-Milon 2007

Ratings By Robert Parker 90 Tasting Notes Showing better than it did from cask, this soft, generous, dark ruby/purple-tinged 2007 exhibits sweet black currant fruit intermixed with cedar, roasted herbs, and subtle smoke. Round, hedonistic, and already complex, this blend of 73.5% Cabernet Sauvignon and 26.5% Merlot should drink well for 12-15 years.(Wine Advocate #188… Read More »

Chateau Pontet-Canet 2001

Ratings By Robert Parker 89 Tasting Notes One of the great estates of the Medoc, Pontet-Canet has enjoyed increasing attention as well as a draconian selection process by owner Albert Tesseron ever since his breakthrough vintage of 1994. The 2001 does not possess the power of the 2000 or the huge 2003, but it is… Read More »

Chateau Grand-Puy-Ducasse 1995

Ratings by Robert Parker 87 Tasting Notes Dark ruby-colored with purple nuances, this supple, lush, fruity Pauillac possesses medium body, light intensity new oak, soft tannin, and low acidity. Made in a clean, medium-bodied, user-friendly, accessible style, this wine will have many fans. Anticipated maturity: Now-2010.(Wine Advocate #115 Feb 1998) By Robert Parker

Chateau du Tertre 2003

Ratings By Robert Parker 90 Tasting Notes This dark ruby/purple-colored, luscious, soft, already complex 2003 offers alluring notes of smoked herbs, black cherry jam, camphor, white chocolate, and licorice. Medium to full-bodied, silky-textured, heady, and impossible to resist, it can be drunk now and over the next 12-14 years.(Wine Advocate #164 Apr 2006) By Robert… Read More »

Chateau Cos Labory 1997

Ratings By Robert Parker (86) Tasting Notes I was in error with respect to my severe judgment of this wine from cask. The truth is always in the bottle, and the 1997 Cos Labory is far better from bottle than it was from cask. A medium plum/ruby color is followed by a charming raspberry/cherry, Burgundian-like… Read More »

Vina Guarena Munia Especial Toro DO 2007

DO – Toro Grape 100% Tinta de Toro ( from 100 years old vines ) Rating Wine & Sprits 90 Robert Parker 91 Tasting Notes Color: Bright cherry color with various bouguets of red fruit and spice. Bouquet: It presents very aromatic feelings and a high intensity of nuances. Fruit essence of the Tinta de… Read More »

Ch Reynella Basket Press Cabernet Sauvignon 1996

Region McLaren Vale Grape Cabernet Sauvignon Tasting Notes Ripe and generous character on an elegant frame. A smooth, warm mouthful of black cherry, herb and cedar flavors that linger on the polished finish. Drink now through 2005. 4,000 cases imported -88 pts by Wine Spectator N/A -92 pts by Jeremy Oliver

Luis Canas Gran Reserva 2005

Region: Rioja DOCa Grapes: 95% Tempranillo 5% Graciano Points & Awards: Tasting Note: from a selection of old vines of an average of 50 years old 12 months in new French and 12 in new American oak Ruby red with amber ripples. Elegant and complex nose from which can be perceived aromas of undergrowth, thyme… Read More »

Nuiton-Beaunoy Monopole “Clos du Chapitre” 1er Cru Rouge 2009

產區 Wine Region:  法國布根地哲維瑞香貝丹區 Gevrey Chambertin, 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。該款黑皮諾為酒莊旗艦級酒款,以酒莊一級獨佔田的最優質果實精心釀造,總面積只有一公頃,產量十分稀少。經不銹鋼桶恆溫發酵後,再移至法國橡木桶作12個月酒泥陳釀,以得到更香醇及均衡口感,該明星產區的指標性酒風。 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, the… Read More »