James Halliday 94pts Grape 100% Chardonnay Tasting Notes Vintage 2009 was cool and on normal timing albeit with an early heat wave pre-veraison. Chardonnay grapes were handpicked on the 11th March 2009 from our V&A vineyard at 12 baume and whole bunch pressed to new and used Mercurey French Oak. Fermented with AWRI 1375 yeast… Read More »
Region Yarra Valley Grape Chardonnay Tasting Notes Shy and reserved – slowly unfolding its delicate, nougat-like, floral and waxy bouquet of nectarine, peach, pear and ginger, plus its more pungent mineral, buttery, creamy and lanolin notes. It’s smooth and very elegant, creamy and moderately viscous, with some toasty, honeyed development beneath its more forward presence… Read More »
Region: Coonawarra Grape: 100% Chardonnay Points & Awards: Gold medal – 2011 Winewise Small Vigneron Award Tasting Note: Pale straw colour, the nose has fresh bright honey melon fruit aromas and complex mocha coffee notes from the oak. The palate is complex and textured with a fine balance and softness. Bottled in March 2011
AOC – Pessac-Leognan Grape 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot , 3%Cabernet Franc , 3% Petit Verdot Ratings Robert Parker 85 Wine Spectator 87 Tasting Notes The 2003 reveals dramatic levels of toasty new oak along with a weedy tobacco character, a pinched, narrowly constructed style, and a lack of charm and depth. Hopefully, it will… Read More »
Grape Shiraz Ratings *Penfolds – Icon & Luxury Range Excellent – by Langton’s Classification Australian WineRobert Parker 87 Jeremy Oliver 97 James Halliday 90 Wine Spectator 92 Tasting Notes Colour : Deep purple with a dense, black centre. Nose : Unmistakable Barossa Shiraz hallmarks of liquorice, anise, tar and ripe dark summer berries are set… Read More »
grape 100% Chardonnay Ratings & Awards Wine Spectator 88 Stephen Tanzer’s International Wine Cellar, USA 89 Tasting Notes Clean and direct, featuring a racy edge to the peach, apple and melon notes, backed by a hint of blanched almond on the finish. Drink now. 400 cases imported. – by Wine Spectator . 20,000 bottles produced
AOC – PaulliacGrand Cru Classes – 1emeRatings Robert Parker 95Wine Spectator 94Tasting Notes The 1999 Lafite Rothschild sports an engraved "1999" on the bottle along with an eclipse to mark that significant historical event of August, 1999. It is a quintessential offering from Lafite Rothschild. This prodigious wine is both elegant and intensely flavored, and… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 100 Tasting Notes There are only 10,800 cases (rather than the normal 15,000-20,000) of the 2003 Latour, a blend of 81% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Merlot, and 1% Petit Verdot (13.3% finished alcohol). A prodigious effort, it boasts a saturated purple color as well as a gorgeous perfume of smoke, cedar, creme… Read More »