Category Archives: Tasting Notes

Le Haut-Medoc de Giscours 2006

AOC – Haut MedocGrape 50% Cabernet Sauvignon 50% Merlot Tasting Notes A perfect blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, Le Haut-Medoc de Giscours benefits from the meticulous care of the team at Chateau Giscours. This wine is very pleasant in its early years, offering a pure, intense bouquet of fruit and spices and expressing the… Read More »

Nevis Bluff Central Otago Pinot Noir 2008

Grape 100% Pinot Noir Tasting Notes Producing a wine with redcurrant, thyme and spicy aromatics with wild blackberry and red fruit flavours. It displays a nice flow and drive with great length. We have aged this wine, so it is ready to drink now. -by Official Website

Barco Negro Reserva, Douro DOC 2008

DOC – Douro Grape 30% Touriga Franca 30% Tinta Roriz 40% Touriga Nacional Rating & Awards 16.5 / 20 by Jancis Robinson 16 / 20 by Vinhos de Portugal Tasting Notes Colour : Nice Ruby Color. Nose : licorice and quince. Palate : Lively attack followed by tight tannins. Average length finish. -by Official Website… Read More »

Penfolds Grange 2000 (1.5L)

Penfolds Bin 95 Grange 2000 (1.5L) Region Barossa, McLaren Vale, Coonawarra Variety Shiraz Cellar 25 years (2000-2025) Alcohol: 14% Ratings: *Penfolds – Icon & Luxury Range Exceptional – by Langton’s Classification Australian Wine Robert Parker 93 Jeremy Oliver 87 James Halliday 96 Wine Spectator 89 Tasting Notes: Colour : Deep (bright) red crimson. Nose :… Read More »

Arlewood Margaret River Cabernet Merlot 2009

Grape: 60% Cabernet Sauvignon 40% Merlot Rating & Awards “The Best of The Best” by Ray Jordan James Halliday 89 Tasting Notes Arlewood has forged a reputation for fine Cabernet Sauvignon and blends over the last decade. The attention to detail in vineyard and winemaking practices is rewarded by wines of elegance, finesse and structure,… Read More »

Storiche Cantine di Radda Chianti DOCG 2009

DOCG – Chianti Grape Sangiovese *This ancient village "Radda in Chianti" was mentioned for the first time in the year 1000. The name Chianti is derived from the Latin word "Clango" , which means "to trumpet" (probably for battle). The storiche Cantine come from this tradition.

Chateau Margaux 1996

Ratings By Robert Parker 99 Tasting Notes The 1996 Chateau Margaux, which was bottled in September, 1998, is undoubtedly one of the great classics produced under the Mentzelopoulos regime. In many respects, it is the quintessential Chateau Margaux, as well as the paradigm for this estate, combining measured power, extraordinary elegance, and admirable complexity. I… Read More »

Chateau Gruaud-Larose 2004

Ratings By Robert Parker 87? Tasting Notes This estate continues to under perform, particularly in view of what the previous owners accomplished. Nothing made today resembles the great vintages of the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, or even the top-flight 2000. Nearly every St.-Julien chateau is making better wine, and Gruaud Larose needs a wake-up call.… Read More »

Chateau Montrose 1998

Ratings By Robert Parker 90 Tasting Notes A classic effort, the 1998 Montrose exhibits a dense purple color in addition to a sweet nose of jammy cassis, licorice, earth, and smoke. It is a powerful and full-bodied wine with well-integrated tannin. Given Montrose’s tendency to shut down, it is performing better out of bottle than… Read More »