Category Archives: Tasting Notes

AOC- Saint Julien Cru Bourgeois Grapes – 53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 47% Merlot 評分 Jancis Robinson 16/20 Wine Enthusiast 94 Wine Spectator 90 Tasting Note: 12 months in oak barrels (54% new French oak)

AOC – Bordeaux Superieur Bordeaux Superieur Grape 42% Merlot36% Cabernet Sauvignon 22% Cabernet Franc *Produced by Chateau Siran, Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel from Margaux area,comes from the chateau’s vineyards right on the Margaux appellation’s border limits. *As for the Margaux appellation, grapes are picked up and sorted by hands. The vinification is done in stainless steel… Read More »

AOC – Pauillac Second wine of Chateau Lynch Bages Ratings Wine Spectator 85-88 Tasting Notes Currant bush and mint aromas follow through to a full body, with chewy tannins and a medium finish. A little hollow. The second wine of Lynch-Bages. Name change from Haut-Bages-Averous with the 2008 vintage.-by Wine Spectator

AOC – Champagne Grape 50% Pinot Noir 20% Chardonnay 15% Pinot Meunier 15% Coteaux Ratings Wine Spectator 90 Tasting Notes A salmon pink robe that is magnificent, profound and sustained. A very fresh vintage that opens out into a broad palette of small red fruits (strawberries, raspberries, blackcurrants). A delicious finish, clear and remarkable for… Read More »

Grape Shiraz Ratings *Penfolds – Icon & Luxury Range Exceptional – by Langton’s Classification Australian Wine  Robert Parker 92 Jeremy Oliver 96 Wine Spectator 90 Tasting Notes Colour : Very deep black cherry red. Nose : Dense, powerful dark chocolate/spice/plum/briar and mint aromas with some oak-derived coconut. Palate : A highly concentrated wine showing pronounced… Read More »

Grape 100% Riesling Rating & Awards  Robert Parker 91 Wine Spectator 89 James Halliday 88 Gold Medal – International Wine Challenge, London Tasting Notes Bright pale straw with green tinges. The aroma is perfumed and complex with elements of lime zest, fennel, cummin and a hint of talc. The palate is firm with subdued herbal/vermouth… Read More »

AOC – PaulliacGrand Cru Classes – 1emeRatings Robert Parker 95Wine Spectator 93Tasting Notes This beautiful, stunningly dense purple-colored effort (includes about 90% Cabernet Sauvignon) offers up precise notes of graphite, black cherries, cassis, scorched earth, and minerals. Medium to full-bodied with fabulous fruit, impressive richness, refreshing acidity, and sweet tannin, this beauty should be approachable… Read More »

Ratings By Robert Parker 95+ Tasting Notes An extraordinary wine, the classic 2008 Latour (13.5% natural alcohol) is composed of 94% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Merlot and 1% Cabernet Franc (40% of the production made it into the grand vin). Its dense purple color is followed by hints of espresso roast, cassis, burning embers, truffles and… Read More »

Ratings By Robert Parker 89 Tasting Notes It is good to see this wine showing much better from bottle than it did from barrel, where it had a certain leanness and herbaceousness. There is still a hint of dried herbs in the classy nose of red and black currants, cedar wood, and spice box. The… Read More »

Ratings By Robert Parker 93 Tasting Notes Made from 65% Cabernet Sauvignon and 35% Merlot, this is a huge, backward wine. The 1996 possesses an opaque purple color, as well as pure aromatics consisting of cassis, grilled herbs, coffee, and toasty new oak. Massive in the mouth, and one of the most structured and concentrated… Read More »