Ratings By Robert Parker 89 Tasting Notes This is an up and coming Pauillac estate that is making better and better wines. Moreover, they remain realistically priced. This is a Medoc 1998 that is revealing more mid-palate, flesh, concentration, and sweeter tannin than it did during its previous year and a half in barrel. A… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 87 Tasting Notes A concoction of red and black currants intermixed with some cedar, seaweed, herbs, and lots of spice offers up an alluring set of aromatics. This well-made, medium-bodied wine has good concentration and light to moderate tannins in a pure, balanced style. Drink it over the next 10-12 years.(Wine… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 88 Tasting Notes This fully mature, elegant 2000 tails off slightly in the finish. Notes of forest floor, bay leaf, licorice, red currants, and cranberries are offered in a Burgundian-like, fresh, vibrant format. The tannins have melted away in this medium-bodied, finesse-styled effort. Consume it over the next 7-8 years.(Wine Advocate… Read More »
Wine Spectator : 90pts IGT – Toscana Grape 100% Chardonnay ——————————————————————————– Born in 1980 from a challenge of Fabrizio Bianchi to create a white wine of great character in an area which was not especially dedicated to it, this selection of Chardonnay from the Valdigallo vineyard, 3.50 hectares at an altitude of 260 metre a.s.l.… Read More »
Region Coonawarra Grapes Shriaz Cabernet Sauvignon Tasting Notes Firm and flavorful, a succulent mouthful of anise-scented blackberry and mineral flavors. Has a density and intensity that promises much with cellaring. Nice now, best from 2000 through 2005. -91 pts by Wine Spectator Medium to full red-purple; a powerful, concentrated bouquet with excellent fruit and oak… Read More »
AOC – Saint Emillon Grand Cru Classe Grape 87% Merlot11% Cabernet Franc 2% Cabernet SauvignonRatings Wine Spectator 91 Tasting Notes Deep, purple robe. Rich, bouquet, nice concentration of crystallised berry and spice aromas. Powerful attack on the palate, subtle yet tight tannins with a long finish. The mineral notes strengthen the length of the fruit.… Read More »
GrapeCabernet SauvignonRatings*Penfolds – Icon & Luxury RangeExceptional – by Langton’s Classification Australian WineRobert Parker 90Tasting Notes Colour : Deep, dark red, almost opaque. Nose : Concentrated creme de cassis and damson plums to the fore, with floral aromas in the background. Nutty oak complexed by barrel-ferment characters. Palate : An opulent, flamboyant wine with definitive… Read More »