Category Archives: Tasting Notes

AOC – Margaux Grape 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc , Petit Verdot *Only production 40,000 bottles

DO – Rias Baixas Grape 100% Albarino Ratings & Awards PENIN GUIDE 91 / Gallaecia, Galician Sommeliers Association 93 / Gold Medal – Berliner Wein Trophy / Silver Medal – Femmes et Vins du Monde, Monaco Tasting Notes From the latin word FULGET meaning ‘aglow’ comes the name of this straw-coloured yelow-tinted wine of very… Read More »

Grape 100% Chardonnay Ratings Robert Parker 92 James Halliday 95 Tasting Notes COLOUR Very pale straw with lime green hues. NOSE Brazen wild ferment characters of struck match and gun flint, with white peach and sweet almond nougat also justifiably seeking attention. Cashew / nutty oak weaves through the fruit with elements of caraway seed… Read More »

AOC – PaulliacGrand Cru Classes – 1emeRatings Robert Parker 90Wine Spectator 89Tasting Notes  Only 55% of the harvest was utilized for the 1997 Mouton-Rothschild. One of the most forward and developed Moutons over recent years, it possesses all the charm and fleshiness this vintage can provide. A blend of 82% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Merlot, 3%… Read More »

Grape 100% Moschofilero Tasting Notes The excellent Sparkling wine with finesse, elegance and fruitiness aromas of apricot. – by Offical Website Mature for 6 months and is made using the Charmat Method.

DO – Rias Baixas Grape100% AlbarinoRatings & Awards/ 93 points by Gallaecia, Galician Sommeliers Association/ 92 points by CAMPSA GUIDE/ 92 points by R.GOURMET/ Bronze Medal – Challenge International du Vin, FranceTasting NotesWith a pale straw colour and intense green hues, this wine exudes a distinctive, youthful nose:fresh fruit,zesty citrus, freshly cut grass?- The palate… Read More »

Ratings By Robert Parker 90 Tasting Notes A stylish, elegant, more restrained style of Pichon Baron, with less obvious new oak than usual, this deep ruby/purple-colored wine offers a pure black currant-scented nose with subtle aromas of coffee and smoky toasty oak. In the mouth, the wine displays less weight and muscle than the 1996,… Read More »

Ratings By Robert Parker 93+ Tasting Notes The solidly made 2003 Leoville Las-Cases (13.2% alcohol) is a blend of 70.2% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17.2% Merlot, and 12.6% Cabernet Franc. In this incredibly hot vintage, the alcohol is slightly lower than achieved in 2002, a cool-climate year. While not a profound example of Las-Cases, the 2003 is… Read More »

Ratings By Robert Parker (84) Tasting Notes A medium plum/ruby color is accompanied by aromas of cedar, balsam wood, and red/black currants. Elegant, light to medium-bodied, and round, with no hard edges but little concentration, this wine should be consumed over the next 4-5 years. P.S. It is gratifying to see this huge estate turn… Read More »

Ratings By Robert Parker 92 Tasting Notes Significantly better from bottle than it was from barrel, the 2005 Rauzan-Gassies appears to be the finest wine this estate has ever produced. Dense purple-hued with a beautiful perfume of camphor, creme de cassis, licorice, bay leaf, and incense, it is a full-bodied, stunningly concentrated, broad, rich Margaux… Read More »