Category Archives: Tasting Notes

AOC – Medoc Cru Artisan Grape 45% Cabernet Sauvignon45% Merlot8% Petit Verdot 2% Cabernet FrancRatings & AwardsTop 100 – Everyday Bordeaux Wine Competition 2009 by Sopexa Hong Kong 

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 »

AOC – Coteaux Champenois Grande Cru Grape 100% Pinot Noir *A very limited production of 100% Pinot Noir still red wine from the Grand Cru Village " Bouzy ". The special AOC Coteau Champenois was established in 1974 for still wine produced in Champagne region.

Grape Shiraz Ratings *Penfolds – Icon & Luxury Range Exceptional – by Langton’s Classification Australian Wine  Robert Parker 98 Jeremy Oliver 97 James Halliday 97 Wine Spectator 95 Tasting Notes Colour : As a five year old at the time of writing, and just before its annual release, the wine is deep, dark and impenetrable.… Read More »

Grape100% Merlot Ratings & Awards Robert Parker 88Wine Spectator 84Silver Medal – International Wine & Spirit Competition, UK Bronze – Veritas Wine Awards 20103.5 stars – Platters Wine Guide 2011 Bronze – Old Mutual 2011 Tasting Notes Deep rich coloured wine. It displays intense dark fruits aromas and spicy plums. This Merlot shows tremendous concentration… Read More »

AOC – Paulliac Grand Cru Classes – 1emeRatings Robert Parker 98Wine Spectator 95Tasting Notes A blend of 81% Cabernet Sauvignon and 19% Merlot, this wine represents only 34% of Lafite’s total harvest. In a less than perfect Medoc vintage, it has been spectacular since birth, putting on more weight and flesh over the last year.… Read More »

Ratings By Robert Parker 92 Tasting Notes The wine of the vintage? There are only 10,000 cases of this extraordinarily rich, dense 2002 that is as powerful as the 2003 (even the alcohol levels are nearly the same, 12.85%) . It is dark ruby/purple to the rim, with notes of English walnuts, crushed rocks, black… Read More »

Ratings By Robert Parker 96 Tasting Notes I tasted the 1996 Ducru Beaucaillou on four separate occasions from bottle in January. The 1996 is long, with a deep mid-palate. It also reveals tannin in the finish. This wine is remarkable. It is muscular, concentrated, and classic. Bottled in late June, 1998, it exhibits a saturated… Read More »

Ratings By Robert Parker 93 Tasting Notes Along with Leoville Las Cases and a few others, this is among the stars of the appellation. Made in a more floral, supple, Margaux-like style, the deep ruby/purple-hued 2004 Leoville Poyferre exhibits sweet, broad flavors, and plenty of tannin lurking beneath the surface. However, the abundant cherry, black… Read More »

Ratings By Robert Parker 83 Tasting Notes The light-styled 1998 Lascombes offers sweet cherry fruit intermixed with cedar, spice box, and dried herbs. Although it lacks depth, this offering is symmetrical, well-balanced, and elegant. Enjoy it over the next 10-12 years.(Wine Advocate #134 Apr 2001) By Robert Parker