Ratings By Robert Parker 90 Tasting Notes A classic, this 1998 combines elegance with lovely textured, rich flavors of black cherries and currants, resulting in a quintessential Bordeaux that is unlike any other wine produced in the world. The wine possesses an ethereal lightness, layers of fruit, and a diaphanous framework. More nuances appear with… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 91 Tasting Notes Having just had the 2005 La Lagune, which I think is the greatest La Lagune I have ever tasted, the 2006 certainly loses some prestige in comparison, but this is an outstanding wine and further evidence of just how strong this estate??s wines have become. Sweet plum and… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 81 Tasting Notes An attractive, elegant, but lightweight effort, the 2000 exhibits a deep plum/ruby color in addition to an earthy nose intermixed with camphor, dried herbs, red currants, and cherries. The tannin is sweet, but there is not much concentration or persistence in the abrupt finish. Anticipated maturity: now-2012.(Wine Advocate… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 91 Tasting Notes A sleeper of the vintage, the 2008 exhibits a dense plum/purple color along with loads of sweet berry fruit, black cherries, licorice and camphor intermixed with hints of mocha and oak. Reminiscent of La Lagune, the texture is plush, round, generous and irresistible. Drink this pure, impressively endowed… Read More »
Ratings by Robert Parker 93 Tasting Notes This is unquestionably a profound Grand-Puy-Lacoste, but it is excruciatingly backward. It reveals an essence of creme de cassis character which sets it apart from other Pauillacs. The wine is displaying plenty of tannin, huge body, and sweet black currant fruit intermixed with minerals and subtle oak. Massive,… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 89 Tasting Notes A dark ruby color is accompanied by crisp acids, sweet cranberry, black cherry, and darker fruit aromas, and a clean, pure, classically built, medium weight Pauillac. Still firm and tannic, this medium-bodied, elegantly wrought wine will benefit from another 2-3 years of cellaring, and should keep for 12-15… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 90 Tasting Notes As I indicated last year, quality has improved dramatically at this estate, and the 2006 is a quintessentially elegant Bordeaux displaying a dark ruby/purple color, a lovely bouquet of forest floor, sweet cherries, cranberries, and black currants, medium body, a textured, sweet, tannic mouthfeel, and a long finish.… Read More »
DOC – Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Grapes 70% Corvina 15% Corvinone 15% Rondinella Tasting Notes Ruby red, dense and compact. Intense and persistent, ethereal, fruity with hints of cherries and dried prunes, dried flowers and spices. Full bodied and very smooth, with beautifully balanced velvety tannins. -by Official Website ——————————————————————————– Grape harvest: by hand from… Read More »