Category Archives: Tasting Notes

Chateau d’Armailhac 1996

Ratings By Robert Parker 87 Tasting Notes This is a successful and seductive wine. The saturated ruby color is followed by sweet, roasted herb, and black currant aromas with lush toasty oak notes. A blend of 45% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, and 25% Cabernet Franc, this medium-weight, elegant yet richly fruity wine possesses enough tannin… Read More »

Chateau Belgrave 2004

Ratings By Robert Parker 88 Tasting Notes The chunky, dark ruby/purple-tinged 2004 Belgrave reveals straightforward notes of black cherries and black currants, medium body, moderate tannin, and a soft, silky mouthfeel. It can be drunk now and over the next decade.(Wine Advocate #171 Jun 2007) By Robert Parker

Chateau Cantemerle 1998

Ratings By Robert Parker 84 Tasting Notes Dark ruby-colored with a purple edge, this slightly herbaceous, medium-bodied, light-styled 1998 offers attractive aromas and flavors, but it lacks depth and length. Drink it over the next 7-10 years. (Wine Advocate #134 Apr 2001) By Robert Parker

Castello Di Monsanto Chianti Classico Riserva DOCG 2008

Robert Parker : 92pts DOCG – Chianti Classico Grape 90% Sangiovese 10% Canaiolo & Colorino Rating&Awards Rated 5 stars by DECANTER 92pts by James Sucking Tasting Notes The 2008 Chianti Classico Riserva is a very pretty, centered wine. Dark cherries, plums, spices, menthol, cedar, game and tobacco are some of the notes that emerge from… Read More »

Katnook Estate Merlot 1997

Region Coonawarra Grape Merlot Tasting Notes Medium red-purple; the bouquet is at once subtle yet complex, with savoury/foresty aromas which flow through seamlessly to the palate, where they are a little more intense, backed by plummy fruit and supported by soft tannins. One of the many faces of Australian Merlot. -89 pts by James Halliday

Penfolds Bin 407 Cabernet 2010

Region- South Australia Grape-Cabernet Sauvignon 奔富系列 Bin 407 卡本立蘇維翁 評分 Robert Parker 90 black-currant/cassis aromas, fine-grained firm tannins and underlying cedar/savoury oak.

Valdehermoso Crianza, Ribera del Duero DO 2006

DO – Ribera  del DueroGrape100% Tinto Fino / TempranilloRatingsRobert Parker 90Tasting NotesThe 2006 Valdehermoso Crianza offers similar attributes but is a bit rounder and more forward. It can be enjoyed over the next 6-8 years. -by Robert Parker

Penfolds Yattarna Chardonnay 2000

Grape 100% Chardonnay Ratings James Halliday 96 Jeremy Oliver 96 Tasting Notes COLOUR Light straw with pale yellow hues. NOSE Aromas of new season peach and freshly cut apple are complemented by fresh grapefruit and dried lychee. The powerful fruit is in harmony with an array of spicy characters partially derived from high-quality French oak.… Read More »