Grape ShirazCabernet Sauvignon Ratings *Penfolds – Icon & Luxury Range Outstanding – by Langton’s Classification Australian Wine Jeremy Oliver 93 James Halliday 89 Wine Spectator 88 Tasting Notes Colour : Deep purple. Nose : Varietal Shiraz, minus oak! Aromas of stewed raspberries and loganberries, plus savoury, meaty nuances and hints of chocolate, cocoa and black… Read More »
DOCG – RoeroGrape100% NebbioloRatings Robert Parker 91 Tasting Notes Color: reddish purple Nose : dried rose, spices, black fruits and mint Palate : black fruit, tobacco, spices and tannic Pairing: roasts with polenta, lamb, steak, main courses. -by Official Website The 2005 Roero Riserva Trinita is a gorgeous wine redolent of perfumed raspberries, cherries, flowers… Read More »
Grape 100% Sauvignon Blanc Rating & Awards – "Top 40 Best Buy" Winestate – "Equal Top in Category" Winestate Tasting Notes Take a deep breath and smell the fresh herbaceous fruit aromas. Sip and savour the intense gooseberry cut grass aromas with long refreshing finish. –by Official Website Clean and fresh tropical fruit bouquet, with… Read More »
DOCG – Barbaresco Grape: 100% Nebbiolo Ratings : Robert Parker 93 Wine Spectator 92 Tasting Notes The 2007 Barbaresco Vanotu is an intense wine that expresses the warm, open quality of the vintage, but with a touch more gravitas. Sweet, sensual and totally inviting, the Vanotu swirls around in the glass with dark cherries, mocha, leather… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 100 Tasting Notes Absolutely compelling in two tastings of this vintage, the 2000 Margaux is composed of 90% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Merlot. The extraordinary seductiveness, complex aromatics, and purity it exhibits lead me to believe it has reached its window of full maturity. Medium-bodied, with layers of concentration, stunning blue,… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 90 Tasting Notes While the 2008 is not a blockbuster, it is a strong effort for the vintage. This dark plum/purple-hued wine reveals some background oak, licorice, earth, plum, black currant and cherry notes intertwined with a foresty/mossy component. Deep, polished and medium to full-bodied with sweet tannin, it builds incrementally… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 90 Tasting Notes An elegant yet richly fruited style of Montrose with medium body, sweet notes of black fruits, leather, dried herbs, and earth, this round wine is not profoundly concentrated, but is well-made, with excellent depth, ripeness, and overall length. Anticipated maturity: 2006-2016. (Wine Advocate #158Apr 2005) By Robert Parker
Ratings By Robert Parker Tasting Notes Another sleeper of the vintage from this somewhat under the radar step-child of Anthony Barton??s more famous Leoville Barton, the 2004 Langoa Barton exhibits deep, concentrated, chunky, black currant and cherry fruit intermixed with notions of forest floor and aged beef blood. This impressive, full-bodied, powerful, ageworthy St.-Julien is… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 91 Tasting Notes A classic Margaux, the 1998 Palmer has put on weight and fleshed out during its elevage in barrel. It displays a dense purple color as well as a sumptuous bouquet of black fruits, licorice, melted asphalt, pain grille, and a touch of acacia flowers. Full-bodied, with brilliant definition,… Read More »