Category Archives: Tasting Notes

Penfolds St Henri Shiraz 2005 (1.5L)

Region Barossa Valley Grape Shiraz Tasting Notes The 2005 St. Henri Shiraz is matured for 16 months in large, seasoned oak vats and includes 10% Cabernet Sauvignon. It exhibits a floral-accented perfume along with nutmeg, cinnamon, licorice, and blueberry. Medium-bodied and impeccably balanced, it displays a complex array of fruit and spice flavors leading to… Read More »

Vina Guarena Munia Crianza 2008

Region: Toro DO Grape: 100% Tinta de Toro (Tempranillo) Rating & Awards : 89 pts by Robert Parker 90 pts by Guia Penin VINO DEL MUSEO 2011 Tasting Notes: A full bodied, very powerful and complex wine,mature tannin and elegant and long-lasting aftertaste. MATURING: 14 months in French oak barrel -by offical website

Ch. Perron 2010 (375ml)

AOC – Lalande De Pomerol Grapes – 80% Merlot 10% Cabernet Sauvignon 10% Cabernet Franc 評分 一個已經歷家族三代管理的酒庄,其歷史及出品質素令Perron成為波爾多右岸的明日之星 Tasting Note: wine is rich, smooth and spicy. This vintage is another triumph for this cru, which confirms its status as one of the elites of the appellation. Aged in French oak barrels (30% new each year)

Chateau Lanessan 2006

AOC – Haut Medoc Cru Bourgeois SuperieurRatings Robert Parker 88 Wine Spectator 84 Tasting Notes This is another very good effort from this consistent property that turns out wines that are often very close to classified-growth quality. Dark ruby/purple-tinged with cedary, black currant notes intermixed with roasted herbs and underbrush, this medium-bodied wine displays excellent… Read More »

Chateau Lascombes 2006

AOC – Margaux Grand Cru Classe – 2eme Grape 45% Cabernet Sauvignon, 50% Merlot , 5% Petit VerdotRatingsRobert Parker 90 Wine Spectator 90 Tasting Notes One of the more modern-styled wines from the appellation of Margaux, always with a prominent overlay of toasty new oak, espresso roast, and sweet black fruits, this wine seems more… Read More »

Champagne Mansard Brut NV

AOC – Champagne Grape 56% Pinot Noir 38% Pinot Meunier 6% Chardonnay Rating & Awards / Bronze Medal – International Wine Challenge Tasting Notes A deep golden yellow robe that is magnificent, bright and sparkling. A fresh vintage that is smooth and harmonious, endowed with good persistence. A developing, controlled, profound and subtle attack. –by… Read More »

Penfolds Grange 1997

Grape Shiraz Ratings *Penfolds – Icon & Luxury Range Exceptional – by Langton’s Classification Australian Wine  Robert Parker 94 Jeremy Oliver 95 James Halliday 94 Wine Spectator 92 Tasting Notes Colour : A deep, crimson red with a dense ruby core. Nose : Immediately engaging, with wafts of nutmeg and ginger amongst notes of blueberry… Read More »

Pirie “South” Tasmania Sauvignon Blanc 2009

Grape 100% Sauvignon Blanc Ratings James Halliday 89 Tasting Notes Straw coloured. The bouquet shows greater ripeness than previous vintages, with some guava and pineapple overlaid with the mineral and lime notes typical of White Hills vineyard. The palate has a generous texture with clean acidity and full finish. – by Offical Website . Attractive… Read More »

Chateau Lafite Rothschild 2002

AOC – PaulliacGrand Cru Classes – 1emeRatings Robert Parker 94Wine Spectator 95Tasting Notes A brilliant offering and a candidate for wine of the vintage, this is classic Lafite that reminded me somewhat of the 1976, although the vintage conditions were completely different. This is a medium-weight, quintessentially elegant style of Lafite with notes of lead… Read More »