Grape 100% Pinot Noir Ratings & Awards Sliver Medal – New Zealand International Wine Show Tasting NoteThe Pinot Noir is immediately aromatic and expressive. An intriguing fruit nose comprising of cherry and ripe red fruitsleads onto a poised palate. The result is a well balanced, firmly structure yet approachable wine.-by Official Website
Grape GrenacheRatings *Penfolds – Cellar Reserve Robert Parker 95James Halliday 95 Tasting NotesColour : Dense crimson, with an almost black core. Nose : A heady, concentrated, fragrant lift of unabashed, youthful Grenache fruit, showing primary raspberry and dark stone-fruit conserve aromas, courted by dark spice, licorice and floral notes. Palate : Expansive and intensely opulent.… Read More »
DOC – Barbera d’AlbaGrape 100% Barbera Ratings & AwardsRobert Parker 88 Wine Spectator 89Rated 5 stars by BERLINGSKE TIDENDE, Denmark Tasting Notes The 2008 Barbera d’Alba Piani is uncharacteristically a little bit rough around the edges. Sweet red cherries, herbs, crushed flowers and licorice all make an appearance in the glass, but the wine shows… Read More »
DOC – Valpolicella ( Veneto )Grape 70% Corvina15% Rondinella 15% Corvinone Ratings & AwardsSilver Medal – International Wine Challenge 2009Bronze Medal – DECANTER World Wine Awards Tasting Notes colour: garnet red, dense and compact Nose : of great intensity and persistence, with Ethereal, fruity scents of cherries and pickled plum dried floral, dried flowers and… Read More »
DOCG – Chianti Classico Grape Sangiovese Ratings Robert Parker 92Wine Spectator 92Tasting NotesThe dark ruby/purple-hued 1997 Chianti Classico Riserva Il Poggio offers a stunning aromatic display of jammy black fruits, balsam wood, dried herbs, licorice, and a Provencal/garrigue smell. Some peppery notes even came through. Full-bodied, concentrated, and fat, with high glycerin levels, a chewy,… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 96 Tasting Notes The 2006 Haut-Brion performed even better from bottle than it did from barrel. Sixty-four percent of the production went into this wine, and while it displays the vintage??s powerful tannins and structure, it possesses superb concentration, and the minerality/scorched earth notes of a great Haut-Brion. Medium to full-bodied,… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 94 Tasting Notes A very strong effort for Gruaud Larose, possibly eclipsed by what they have done in 2009, this is a pure, full-bodied Gruaud Larose with plenty of new saddle leather, cedar wood, black currants, cherries, licorice, and Provencal herbs. Spicy, earthy, full-bodied, and rich, it has hit its plateau… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 92+ Tasting Notes Closed but promising, this is a classic Cos revealing lots of tannin along with damp earth, black currant, sweet black cherry, graphite, licorice and truffle characteristics. This medium to full-bodied, structured, firm, broodingly backward, impenetrable effort demands 5-6 years of bottle age; it should drink well for 20-25… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 90 Tasting Notes 53% of the crop made it into this blend of 58% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot, and 2% Cabernet Franc. An outstanding wine with a dark ruby/purple color and more power, richness, and concentration than its younger sibling, the 2002 reveals outstanding potential, exhibiting plenty of… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 86 Tasting Notes I consistently found this 1996 to be a hard wine. Despite its deep ruby/purple color, it is monolithic, with notes of earth and black currant fruit submerged beneath a tannic structure. Although medium-bodied, with some weight and extract, the wine is ferociously hard and backward. Give it 3-5… Read More »