Ratings By Robert Parker 87 Tasting Notes Another soft wine, the 2007 d-Armailhac exhibits notes of Chinese black tea, plum sauce, and black currants in a round, superficial but attractive, easy-going, complex style. It is best drunk over the next 7-8 years.(Wine Advocate #188 Apr 2010) By Robert Parker
Grape 65% Corvina 20% Rondinella 15% Corvinone Ratings & Awards Commended – International Wine Challenge 2009 Tasting Notes colour: intense Ruby Red Bouquet: combinations of red fruits, spicy and vinous. taste: well balanced, full-bodied, velvety and with the right acidity to balance the tannins. -by Officoal Website *Amarone skins added for a second fermentation or… Read More »
Region Yarra Valley Grape Cabernets Tasting Notes Excellent hue though not particularly deep; a classic, understated Mount Mary style, beautiful fruit/oak/tannin balance; cassis and blackcurrant dominate, then silky tannins on a very long finish. Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot/Cabernet Franc/Malbec/Petit Verdot. -95 pts by James Halliday N/A -91 pts by Jeremy Oliver
DOCa – Rioja (Spain) Grapes – 85% Tempranillo 15% others varieties Come from selected old vines of minimum 45 years and low yield 20 months ageing in 50% French and 50% American new oak barrels Tasting Note: Red cherry high notes. Clean nose, with good intensity. Memories of ripe fruit, preserve (jam) on a background… Read More »
AOC – Margaux Cru Bourgeois ExceptionnelGrape 43% Cabernet Sauvignon, 45% Merlot, 10% Petit Verdot , 2% Cabernet FrancRatings Robert Parker 87Wine Spectator 91Tasting NotesA beautiful finale to the decade. Bouquet initially demure but promising, with scents ofdark and red fruits and hints of vanilla. Powerful in the mouth, well concentrated, with beautifully ripeand well-rounded tannins.… Read More »