Category Archives: Tasting Notes
Penfolds Bin 80A Cabernet 1980
Artero Crianza 2009
Region: La Mancha Grape: 50% Merlot 50% Tempranillo Points & Awards: Tasting Note: From the same producer that produced our Trophy winning Artero Tempranillo. This Crianza Merlot Tempranillo (a 50/50 blend of both grapes) is from an excellent vintage and spent 6 months in second year American oak barrels. Medium to fuller bodied with rich… Read More »
Kangarilla Road Cabernet Sauvignon 2011
Haut de Poujeaux 2007
Marquis de Calon 2006 (Magnum)
Jean-Philippe Marchand Gevrey-Chambertin, V.V. 2009
Penfolds Grange 2003
Grape Shiraz Ratings *Penfolds – Icon & Luxury Range Exceptional – by Langton’s Classification Australian Wine Robert Parker 92 Jeremy Oliver 96 James Halliday 95 Wine Spectator 94 Tasting Notes Colour : Deep red. Nose : Captivating, complex, complete. Unravelling aromatics unfurl with air – blue fruit notes entwined with barrel ferment and maturation elements;… Read More »
Glenelly “Lady May” Cabernet Sauvignon 2008
Grape 91% Cabernet Sauvignon 9% Petit Verdot Ratings & Awards Robert Parker 93Wine Spectator 91Wine Enthusiast 92Rated 5 stars and 18.5 / 20 by DECANTER93 points by Stephen Tanzer’s International Wine Cellar, USARated 4.5 stars by 2011 Platters Guide Tasting Notes LADY MAY is Glenelly’s Flagship Estate wine. Elegant and complex, the wine develops flavours… Read More »
Chateau Lafite Rothschild 2001
AOC – PaulliacGrand Cru Classes – 1emeRatingsRobert Parker 94Wine Spectator 96Tasting Notes The 2001 Lafite Rothschild?ˉs deep, saturated plum/purple color is accompanied by lead pencil liqueur-like notes intermixed with sweet red and black currants, plums, and cedar. This blend of 86.5% Cabernet Sauvignon and 13.5% Merlot is a classic example of Lafite. Extremely elegant, medium-bodied,… Read More »
