AOC – Pomerol Grape 80% Merlot 20% Cabernet Franc Ratings & Awards Robert Parker 90 Wine Spectator 91 Rated 17 / 20 by Jancis Robinson Rated top 40 in Pomerol by various wine critics. Tasting Notes With a stricter selection, I suspect Clos du Clocher could be one of the outstanding estates of the appellation.… Read More »
Grape Shiraz Ratings *Penfolds – Icon & Luxury Range Exceptional – by Langton’s Classification Australian Wine Robert Parker 98+ Jeremy Oliver 95 James Halliday 97 Wine Spectator 93 Tasting Notes Colour : Deep, dark and dense, retaining bright purple hues. Nose : The nose is immediately Grange, revealing barrel ferment complexities soaked in dark berried… Read More »
AOC – Paulliac Grand Cru Classes – 1emeGrape 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Merlot, and 8% Cabernet FrancRatings Robert Parker 95Wine Spectator 96Tasting Notes The 1995 Lafite-Rothschild (only one-third of the harvest made it into the final blend) is a blend of 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Merlot, and 8% Cabernet Franc. The wine was showing spectacularly… Read More »
AOC – Paulliac Grand Cru Classes – 1eme Ratings Robert Parker 98 Wine Spectator 93 Tasting Notes Readers looking for a modern day version of Latour’s magnificent 1962 or 1971 should check out the sensational 1999 Latour. It is a big, concentrated offering, exhibiting a dense ruby/purple color, and a classic nose of minerals, black… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 89 Tasting Notes Pichon Lalande??s 2007 is a seductive, dark ruby/plum-tinged wine displaying sweet cocoa, white chocolate, black currant, and foresty notes, medium body, a velvety texture, and a delicious style. The final blend is 58% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36% Merlot, and the rest Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc. Drink it over… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 90 Tasting Notes Sweet notions of plums, black currants, caramel, and spicy oak are provocative and alluring. Subtle but substantial, layered, and textured, with medium body as well as sexy, up-front flavors, low acidity, and ripe tannin, this beauty is among the most evolved and flamboyant of the appellation. Nevertheless, it… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 79 Tasting Notes Far less impressive after bottling than it was from cask, this wine is now a candidate for drying out given its hollow middle and hard, austere, angular finish. The color is medium ruby, the wine has moderate weight and sweet fruit in the nose and on the attack,… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 90 Tasting Notes This beautiful, elegant 2003 is a top-notch success for Margaux. More accessible and softer than usual, it boasts a deep ruby/purple color as well as a beautiful bouquet of flowers, black currants, plums, and underbrush. Medium-bodied, velvety-textured, opulent, and complex, it can be consumed now and over the… Read More »