Category Archives: Tasting Notes

Rockford Basket Press Shiraz 1999

Region Barossa Valley Grape Shiraz Tasting Notes This still young, full-bodied, pure, incredibly rich 1999 exhibits a kinky nose of Asian spices, ground pepper, flowers, and autumnal forest floor notes. It possesses an inky/blue/purple color, full body, fabulous fruit, good acidity, sweet tannin, and a long finish. As it sat in the glass, a licorice… Read More »

Alter Ego De Palmer Margaux 2008

AOC – Margaux Second wine of Chateau Palmer 龐馬酒庄副牌酒 Grape – 52% Merlot 48% Cabernet Sauvignon 評分 Robert Parker 89 Jancis Robinson 17/20 Wine Spectator 87-90 Tasting Note: Purely seductive in its personality, this blend of 52% Merlot and 48% Cabernet Sauvignon displays silky tannins and a medium to full-bodied mouthfeel, with plenty of wood… Read More »

Chateau Beaumont 2006

AOC – Haut MedocCru Bourgeois Superieur Grape 50% Cabernet Sauvignon30% Merlot 20% Petit Verdot Ratings Wine Spectator 86 Tasting Notes The Merlot were very dark, fleshy and well-structured and the Cabernet Sauvignon very fruity and lively. Today, this vintage is comparable to 2002. –by Official Website A silky, fruity wine, with berry and mineral character.… Read More »

Legado Munoz Chardonnay VDT de Castilla 2008

VDT – La Mancha Grape100% ChardonnayRating & Awards / Bronze Medal – Japan Wine Challenge Tasting Notes White wine fermented in American Oak Casks and aged for 6 months on its own lees. Clean and bright, golden colour with greenish hues.intense of complex aroma. Toasted wood well integrated with nuances of citric fruits, coconut and… Read More »

Penfolds Grange 2004 (1.5L)

Region: Barossa, McLaren Vale, Coonawarra Variety: Shiraz, Cabernet Cellar: 36 years (2016-2054) Alcohol: 14.3% Ratings *Penfolds – Icon & Luxury Range Exceptional – by Langton’s Classification Australian Wine Robert Parker 99 Jeremy Oliver 98 James Halliday 98 Wine Spectator 98 Tasting Notes Colour : Dark, deep red (at 5 years of age). Nose : Enticingly… Read More »

Pirie “Estate” Tasmania Riesling 2007

Grape 100% Riesling Tasting Notes The colour is lemon/gold. Bouquet carries notes of linden and orange blossom, perhaps from the early but low-cropping year, overlaid with a touch of honey. The palate is full and rich, balancing the vintage, marked acidity and the slight phenolic grip sought for this wine. This structure will ensure the… Read More »