Category Archives: Tasting Notes

Chateau Bonalgue 2005

AOC – Pomerol Grape 90% Merlot 10% Cabernet FrancRatings Robert Parker 89Wine Spectator 9116 / 20 by DECANTERTasting Notes A sleeper of the vintage, this impressively run, small Pomerol estate has turned out a fruit-driven (loads of black cherries and cassis) 2005 revealing notions of smoke, licorice, and wood. It is a plump, corpulent, fleshy,… Read More »

Penfolds Grange 1995

Grape Shiraz Ratings *Penfolds – Icon & Luxury Range Exceptional – by Langton’s Classification Australian Wine  Robert Parker 92 Jeremy Oliver 95 James Halliday 95 Wine Spectator 97 Tasting Notes Colour : Deep red. Nose :Complex with masses of concentrated plum, raspberry and blackberry fruit aromas and hints of leather, dark chocolate and spice. Palate… Read More »

Kies “Klauber Block” Barossa Valley Shiraz 2006

Grape 100% Shiraz Rating & AwardsJames Halliday 90Silver Medal – Decanter World Wine Awards Silver Medal – New Zealand International Wine Challenge93 points by WINEFRONT MONTHLY Tasting Notes An abundance of fruit mid palate, with quite a dry finish. This wine will grow with time in the cellar.-by Official Website Earth, spice, blackberry, dark chocolate… Read More »

Malvira “Trinita” Roero Riserva DOCG 2005 (Double Magnum)

DOCG – RoeroGrape100% NebbioloRatings Robert Parker 91 Tasting Notes Color: reddish purple Nose : dried rose, spices, black fruits and mint Palate : black fruit, tobacco, spices and tannic Pairing: roasts with polenta, lamb, steak, main courses. -by Official Website The 2005 Roero Riserva Trinita is a gorgeous wine redolent of perfumed raspberries, cherries, flowers… Read More »

Chateau Latour 1996

AOC – Paulliac Grand Cru Classes – 1eme Ratings Robert Parker 89 Wine Spectator 96 Tasting Notes A spectacular Latour, the 1996 may be the modern day clone of the 1966, only riper. This vintage, which is so variable in Pomerol, St.-Emilion, and Graves, was fabulous for the late-harvested Cabernet Sauvignon of the northern Medoc… Read More »

Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 2004

Ratings By Robert Parker 92 Tasting Notes The 2004 Pichon Lalande is a strong effort for the vintage (much better than their underwhelming and much more expensive 2005). A blend of 53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36% Merlot, and the rest Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, it exhibits a deep ruby/purple color as well as scents of… Read More »

Chateau Leoville-Poyferre 1998

Ratings By Robert Parker 88 Tasting Notes This opaque purple-colored, muscular, full-bodied, classically made St.-Julien displays impressive concentration, chewy, highly-extracted flavors of black fruits, iron, earth, and spicy wood, and a powerful mouth-feel. A pure, uncompromising, traditionally-styled wine, it is to be admired for its authenticity, class, and quality. Anticipated maturity: 2007-2035. Readers seeking classic,… Read More »