James Halliday 94pts Grape 100% Chardonnay Tasting Notes Vintage 2009 was cool and on normal timing albeit with an early heat wave pre-veraison. Chardonnay grapes were handpicked on the 11th March 2009 from our V&A vineyard at 12 baume and whole bunch pressed to new and used Mercurey French Oak. Fermented with AWRI 1375 yeast… Read More »
Region Yarra Valley Grape Chardonnay Tasting Notes Shy and reserved – slowly unfolding its delicate, nougat-like, floral and waxy bouquet of nectarine, peach, pear and ginger, plus its more pungent mineral, buttery, creamy and lanolin notes. It’s smooth and very elegant, creamy and moderately viscous, with some toasty, honeyed development beneath its more forward presence… Read More »
Region: Coonawarra Grape: 100% Chardonnay Points & Awards: Gold medal – 2011 Winewise Small Vigneron Award Tasting Note: Pale straw colour, the nose has fresh bright honey melon fruit aromas and complex mocha coffee notes from the oak. The palate is complex and textured with a fine balance and softness. Bottled in March 2011
AOC – Margaux Second wine of Chateau Palmer Grape Cabernet SauvignonMerlot Petit Verdot Ratings Robert Parker 92 Wine Spectator 89 ~ 91 Tasting Notes Fairly deep color. Very attractive nose features pure fruit aromas that recall black cherry and blackberry. We also pick up violet with some minerality in the background. Powerful, youthful, and complex… Read More »
Grape ShirazRatings*Penfolds – Icon & Luxury RangeExceptional – by Langton’s Classification Australian Wine Robert Parker 93Jeremy Oliver 94Wine Spectator 83Tasting Notes Colour : Medium red.Nose : Complex, cedar/tobacco/gamey with plenty of sweet fruit.Palate : Highly concentrated and beautifully textured wine with lovely, sweet, blackberry/ smoky/ earthy fruit and liquorice, fine grainy tannins and dry finish.… Read More »
grape 100% Chardonnay Ratings & Awards Wine Spectator 88 Stephen Tanzer’s International Wine Cellar, USA 89 Tasting Notes Clean and direct, featuring a racy edge to the peach, apple and melon notes, backed by a hint of blanched almond on the finish. Drink now. 400 cases imported. – by Wine Spectator . 20,000 bottles produced
AOC – PaulliacGrand Cru Classes – 1emeRatings Robert Parker 95Wine Spectator 94Tasting Notes The 1999 Lafite Rothschild sports an engraved "1999" on the bottle along with an eclipse to mark that significant historical event of August, 1999. It is a quintessential offering from Lafite Rothschild. This prodigious wine is both elegant and intensely flavored, and… Read More »