Category Archives: Tasting Notes

Chateau Belle-Vue 2007 Haut Medoc (

Region: AOC Haut-Medoc Grape – 50% Cabernet Sauvignon , 30% Merlot , 20% Petit Verdot Points & Awards: Robert Parker 89 – 91 points Tasting Notes: The 2007 reveals dense, smoky, black cherry and raspberry notes intermixed with a hint of loamy soil in the background. Round, generous, and medium-bodied with silky tannins and low… Read More »

Casa Castillo “Las Gravas” 2009

Region -Jumilla DO Grapes – 80% Monastrell (Mourvedre) 10% Syrah, 10% Garnacha 評分 Robert Parker 94 Guia Penin 93 Aging at least 16 months in new French oak barrels. Bottled unfiltered. -by offical website

Haut de Poujeaux 2007

AOC – Haut Medoc Grape 55% Merlot 45% Cabernet Sauvignon Awards Top 100 – Everyday Bordeaux Wine Competition by Sopexa Hong Kong *Haut-Medoc from Chateau Poujeaux, Crus Bourgeois Exceptionnel

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 »

Chateau Latour 2005

Ratings By Robert Parker 96 Tasting Notes Only 44% of the production made it into the dense ruby/purple-hued 2005 Latour, a powerful, backward, 12,000-case blend of 87% Cabernet Sauvignon and 13% Petit Verdot and Merlot. As I wrote last year, this classic effort is built for the ages, and is largely destined to be drunk… Read More »

Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou 1999

Ratings By Robert Parker 91 Tasting Notes The deep purple-colored 1999 Ducru Beaucaillou, which represents 60% of the crop, offers aromas of crushed stones, raspberry liqueur, and black currants. This sweet, pure, and harmonious wine possesses elegance, finesse, and multiple nuances rather than power, concentration, and structure. This is Bordeaux at its finest. Anticipated maturity:… Read More »