Ratings By Robert Parker 94 Tasting Notes It is worth noting that when the bottled 2006 Chateau Margaux, which appeared closed and less impressive than I had predicted from barrel, was retasted alongside the remarkable 2008, I elevated my score to 94+. It does not possess the size or power of the 2008 or 2005,… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 98+ Tasting Notes Along with the Medoc first growths, Leoville Barton, Chateau Montrose, Sociando Mallet, and a handful of other producers, Leoville Las Cases continues to make a wine meant for very long-term cellaring. When I did my earlier tastings of the 2000, my projected maturity dates were 2012-2040, but it… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 95 Tasting Notes One of the superstars of the vintage, this classic Montrose is not as showy or opulent as the 2010, 2009 or 2003, but it offers a dense purple color followed by gorgeously sweet black raspberry and black currant fruit intermixed with loamy, earthy, forest floor notes, a floral… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 87 Tasting Notes For this vintage, this wine seems soft and evolved. Medium to dark ruby with an attractive, relatively mature nose of dried herbs, cedar, black cherries and currants, it is medium-bodied, cleanly made, and best drunk over the next 7-8 years.(Wine Advocate #158 Apr 2005) By Robert Parker
Ratings By Robert Parker 83 Tasting Notes A disappointment for Medoc in this vintage, the 1996 Giscours has an evolved plum color with some pink at the rim. The wine is soft, shows some herbaceously tinged berry fruit, hints of licorice and black currants, but not much depth or texture. Obviously, little selection was employed… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 94 Tasting Notes This stunning wine is one of the vintage??s great successes. Administrator Thomas Duroux has fashioned a modern day version of Palmer??s brilliant 1966. Displaying a rare combination of power and elegance, this dense purple-colored offering exhibits notes of blackberries, truffles, flowers, incense, and camphor. Long, classic, and medium… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker (85-87) Tasting Notes Revealing much more density than it did last year, this medium-weight 1998 possesses moderately intense, sweet black currant and spice box aromas, medium body, excellent ripeness on the attack, and a narrow mid-palate and finish. Anticipated maturity: 2003-2012.(Wine Advocate #128 Apr 2000) By Robert Parker
Ratings By Robert Parker 90+ Tasting Notes By no means comparable to their sensational 2005 or 2003, but still an outstanding wine, this singular St.-Julien always possesses notes of spring flowers, boysenberries, black currants, and graphite. The complex aromatics are followed by a medium-bodied, classic Bordeaux displaying a deep ruby/purple color as well as moderately… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 90 Tasting Notes Undeniably the finest Prieure-Lichine in 30-40 years, this textured, rich, medium to full-bodied 2000 boasts a dark ruby/purple color in addition to a knock-out nose of black cherries, cassis, tobacco leaf, cocoa, and toasty oak in the background. The wine is sweet on the attack, full-bodied, and well-textured,… Read More »
Ratings by Robert Parker 88 Tasting Notes Delicious, supple and close to full maturity, the 2007 Lynch Bages exhibits a dark plum/purple color with some lightening at the edge along with tobacco leaf, bay leaf, black currant and earthy, loamy notes. Medium-bodied, supple and charming, it is best drunk over the next 7-8 years.(Wine Advocate… Read More »