Category Archives: Tasting Notes

Kangarilla Road McLaren Vale Shiraz 2008

Grape 100% Shiraz Ratings James Halliday 93Wine Spectator 88 Tasting Notes Bouquet: Aromas of sweet spicy black fruits and perfumed plums with subtle glimpses of vanilla.Palate: On the palate there is an explosion of black cherries with hints of spice including cinnamon and white pepper. This Shiraz finishes with a creamy velvety texture, the result… Read More »

Historical XIXth Century Wine 20.06

VDT – France Grape 85% from Chateau Palmer(50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 50% Merlot) ,15% from Cotes-du-Rhone (Syrah) *Vin de Table, L.20.06 -1,200 bottles produced only.*In the 19th century, it was an everyday practice to blend the great wines from Cotes-du-Rhone. In this beginning of the 21st century, it seemed interesting for us to lean towards this… Read More »

Chateau Mouton-Rothschild 2007

AOC – Paulliac Grand Cru Classes – 1 eme Ratings Robert Parker 94 Wine Spectator 92 Tasting Notes Composed of 81% Cabernet Sauvignon and 19% Merlot, the deep purple-colored 2007 Mouton reveals sweet aromas of creme de cassis, subtle oak, and flowers. Medium to full-bodied and elegant with sweet tannin as well as flavors and… Read More »

Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 2001

Ratings By Robert Parker 93 Tasting Notes A distinctive bouquet of violets, soy, pepper, blackberries, cassis, and tree bark gives this 2001 a singular style. This dense ruby/purple-colored blend of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36% Merlot, and a whopping 14% Petit Verdot exhibits plenty of structure, wonderful sweetness, a closed style, but a rich, textured, persistent… Read More »

Chateau Leoville-Poyferre 1995

Ratings By Robert Parker 90 Tasting Notes While not as backward as the 1996, the opaque purple-colored 1995 is a tannic, unevolved, dense, concentrated wine that will require 8-10 years of cellaring. The 1995 exhibits pain grille, blackcurrant, mineral, and subtle tobacco in its complex yet youthful aromatics. Powerful, dense, concentrated cassis and blueberry flavors… Read More »

Chateau d’Issan 1997

Ratings By Robert Parker 86 Tasting Notes An elegant, dark plum-colored effort, this 1997 reveals sweet cranberry, black cherry, licorice, and floral aromas. Medium-bodied, ripe, and round, with low acidity, it is a lovely, stylish, soft wine to consume over the next 7-8 years. By Robert Parker

Chateau Malescot St. Exupery 2005

Ratings By Robert Parker 97 Tasting Notes This estate??s finest effort – ever, the 2005 Malescot St.-Exupery should be sought out by readers looking for intensity combined with superb richness, fascinating elegance, and a surreal concoction of blue and red fruits, a silky texture, and a delicate yet powerful wine that builds incrementally, never becoming… Read More »