Grape Shiraz Ratings *Penfolds – Icon & Luxury Range Exceptional – by Langton’s Classification Australian Wine Robert Parker 92 Jeremy Oliver 94 James Halliday 95 Wine Spectator 94 Tasting Notes Colour : Impenetrable deep red/purple. Nose : Blackberry and blueberry fruit interwoven with perfectly tuned, malty, savoury oak, with liquorice and anise notes hovering above.… Read More »
Grape 100% Chardonnay Rating & Awards – James Halliday 94 – The Penguin Good Australian Wine Guide 2009 94 Tasting Notes Employing wild yeast ferments in French oak, the 2008 vintage is a classically elegant Chardonnay with the ability to age gracefully. –by Winemaker Andrew Pirie Mid-gold, vivid green hue; restrained pear and almond bouquet,… Read More »
AOC – PaulliacGrand Cru Classes – 1emeRatings Robert Parker 93 Wine Spectator 91Tasting Notes Dense purple to the rim, this wine exhibits the classic cassis aroma that is so characteristic of Mouton. Medium to full-bodied, tannic, powerful, and cut somewhat from the 1988 mold, this is a backward, chewy, well-endowed Mouton-Rothschild that will require considerable… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 96 Tasting Notes As reported over the last two years, this is a prodigious Haut-Brion. It exhibits a dense ruby/purple color in addition to a tight, but incredibly promising nose of smoke, earth, minerals, lead pencil, black currants, cherries, and spice. This full-bodied wine unfolds slowly, but convincingly on the palate,… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 94 Tasting Notes This classic, backward, tannic St.-Julien is made in the style of the 1996 and 1986. The 2006 Ducru Beaucaillou possesses a dense purple color along with a sweet perfume of graphite, black raspberries, cassis, licorice, and subtle toasty oak. Despite their prominent place in the wine??s structure, the… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 91 Tasting Notes Showing some lightening at the edges as well as some amber, this is the least impressive of the greatest vintages for Cos d??Estournel between 2000 and 2009. It is an outstanding wine, but it is closer to maturity and lacking the concentration, texture, and overall compelling aromatics of… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 93 Tasting Notes Another incredibly successful sleeper of the vintage, the 2008 Lascombes confirms just how many top 2008s were produced. A dark plum/ruby/purple-tinged color is followed by a sexy, up-front perfume of forest floor, damp earth, blue and red fruits and a touch of spicy oak. Lush with low acidity… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 89 Tasting Notes Deep ruby/purple with considerable amounts of toasty new oak blasting out of the glass, this wine??s heavy-handed vanilla oakiness conceals its relatively extracted, rich, tannic flavors. It remains dumb and closed, but offers excellent depth, power, and richness. While there is plenty here, patience is required. Anticipated maturity:… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 88 Tasting Notes A very strong effort for Boyd-Cantenac, a harvest which dragged on until October 15 produced wines that are dense, ruby/purple, with a sweet nose of weedy black currants, earth, mineral, and a hint of licorice. The wine is medium-bodied, very concentrated and chewy, with high levels of tannin.… Read More »