Category Archives: Tasting Notes

Region: Marlborough Grape: 100% Sauvignon Blanc Tasting Note: dry, added a small portion of Syrah grape; shows a fresh fruity rose with aromas of strawberry, pink grapefruit gooseberry and kiwifruit.

AOC-Beaune 1er Cru Grape- 100% Pinot Noir Nuiton Beaunoy is the history of the pioneer winegrowers of the Hautes-Cotes de Nuits and Hautes-Cotes de Beaune.

Grape 100% Gewurztraminer Ratings & Awards 4 stars Winnow AOC – Alsace

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 »

AOC – Hautes Cotes de Nuits Grape 100% Pinot Noir

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »