Grape 100% Chardonnay Ratings James Halliday 94 Tasting Notes The 2008 crop was harvested prior to the hotter conditions experienced in March producing a chardonnay with lovely soft peach and pear fruit flavours and interesting complexity. Made entirely from fruit from our V&A Lane vineyard, these grapes were handpicked and fermented in new and used… Read More »
AOC – Margaux Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel Grape Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot , Petit Verdot Ratings Robert Parker 89 Wine Spectator 84 Tasting Notes This was not a good showing for this wine. The 1994 d’Angludet possesses attractive blackcurrant fruit, but since bottling, it appears to have gone into a shell, revealing hard, astringent tannin that dominates… Read More »
AOC – Paulliac Grand Cru Classes – 1eme Ratings Robert Parker 95 Wine Spectator 100 Tasting Notes The 2000 Latour (a relatively abundant 14,000 cases compared to what they produced in 2009, 2008, or 2005) is ????packed and stacked.?? The extremely rich, black/purple color to the rim is followed by a wine wi
Ratings By Robert Parker 92 Tasting Notes The 2008 is a beauty in the style of the 1988. Although not performing as well as I predicted last year, it is unquestionably an outstanding effort as well as one of the better values from Pichon Lalande in many years. Its dense plum/purple hue is accompanied by… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 90 Tasting Notes This wine has completely shut down since it??s been bottled but exhibits a saturated ruby/purple color, high levels of tannin, and sweet, noble black currant fruit intermixed with some licorice, espresso roast, and pain grille. In the vernacular, it is closed for business, with medium to full body,… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 80 Tasting Notes This is a mainstream, oaky, soft, fruity wine without much depth or length. It is open-knit, with dried herb and black currant fruit in its moderately intense aromatics. The short finish reveals no hard edges. Drink it over the next 7-8 years.(Wine Advocate #122 Apr 1999) By Robert… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 91 Tasting Notes A beautiful effort that is a model of elegance and symmetry, this 2004 d??Issan possesses a dark ruby/purple color as well as floral, raspberry, cherry, and blueberry aromas interwoven with notions of licorice and toasty oak. Beautiful ripeness, medium body, and a delicate integration of tannin and wood… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 88 Tasting Notes Elegant, sweet, floral-infused, black currant and blackberry fruit, along with licorice, earth, and even a note of truffles are present in this medium-bodied wine’s aromas and flavors. Moreover, there is excellent concentration, good purity, and sweet tannin. Not a blockbuster, it is a well-made, symmetrical 1998 to drink… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 76 Tasting Notes With an overwhelmingly vegetal, herbaceous nose to the detriment of any ripe fruit, this wine smells more like a Chinon from the Loire in an under-ripe vintage. In the mouth, the texture has some appeal, but the wine dries out very quickly and the vegetative elements dominate. This… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 89 Tasting Notes Smoky and earthy, with copious jammy cassis fruit and sweet tannin, this is an excellent, full-bodied Saint-Pierre. The saturated deep purple color is followed by a persistent, concentrated wine with copious sweet tannin. Anticipated maturity: 2007-2020.(Wine Advocate #146Apr 2003) By Robert Parker