AOC – Haut Medoc Cru Bourgeois SuperieurRatings Robert Parker 88 Wine Spectator 84 Tasting Notes This is another very good effort from this consistent property that turns out wines that are often very close to classified-growth quality. Dark ruby/purple-tinged with cedary, black currant notes intermixed with roasted herbs and underbrush, this medium-bodied wine displays excellent… Read More »
AOC – Margaux Grand Cru Classe – 2eme Grape 45% Cabernet Sauvignon, 50% Merlot , 5% Petit VerdotRatingsRobert Parker 90 Wine Spectator 90 Tasting Notes One of the more modern-styled wines from the appellation of Margaux, always with a prominent overlay of toasty new oak, espresso roast, and sweet black fruits, this wine seems more… Read More »
AOC – Champagne Grape 56% Pinot Noir 38% Pinot Meunier 6% Chardonnay Rating & Awards / Bronze Medal – International Wine Challenge Tasting Notes A deep golden yellow robe that is magnificent, bright and sparkling. A fresh vintage that is smooth and harmonious, endowed with good persistence. A developing, controlled, profound and subtle attack. –by… Read More »
Grape Shiraz Ratings *Penfolds – Icon & Luxury Range Exceptional – by Langton’s Classification Australian Wine Robert Parker 94 Jeremy Oliver 95 James Halliday 94 Wine Spectator 92 Tasting Notes Colour : A deep, crimson red with a dense ruby core. Nose : Immediately engaging, with wafts of nutmeg and ginger amongst notes of blueberry… Read More »
Grape 100% Sauvignon Blanc Ratings James Halliday 89 Tasting Notes Straw coloured. The bouquet shows greater ripeness than previous vintages, with some guava and pineapple overlaid with the mineral and lime notes typical of White Hills vineyard. The palate has a generous texture with clean acidity and full finish. – by Offical Website . Attractive… Read More »
AOC – PaulliacGrand Cru Classes – 1emeRatings Robert Parker 94Wine Spectator 95Tasting Notes A brilliant offering and a candidate for wine of the vintage, this is classic Lafite that reminded me somewhat of the 1976, although the vintage conditions were completely different. This is a medium-weight, quintessentially elegant style of Lafite with notes of lead… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 95 Tasting Notes The 2006 Latour performed even better from bottle than from barrel. Only 38% of the production (10,000 cases) made it into the grand vin, a blend of 86% Cabernet Sauvignon and the rest primarily Merlot and a small amount of Cabernet Franc. From barrel, I thought it was… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 95 Tasting Notes A stunning wine from Ducru Beaucaillou which showcases its great terroir, this elegant but substantial 2000 has a dense purple color that has hardly budged since it was first bottled. Displaying a floral note, with hints of boysenberries, black raspberries, black currants and a touch of background oak,… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 94 Tasting Notes One of the finest over-achieving efforts in this vintage as well as a ????best buy?? for a top-flight St.-Julien, this 2008 is an irresistible success. It reveals an opaque ruby/purple color, lots of unctuosity and a boatload of sweet cassis and black cherry fruit intertwined with notions of… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 93 Tasting Notes A candidate for one of the top wines of the vintage, Lascombes has turned in a brilliant effort with a deep ruby/purple color as well as gorgeous aromas of plums, cassis, black cherries, and flowers. It boasts a terrific texture, medium to full body, an expansive, multi-layered mid-palate… Read More »