Category Archives: Tasting Notes

DOCG – Barbera d’AstiGrape 100% Barbera

Grape 100% Chardonnay Ratings Jeremy Oliver 93 Tasting Notes The Penfolds Reserve Bin label was created as a result of Penfolds Yattarna development project, under which outstanding, one off parcels of wine will be released. Penfolds reserve Bin 95A is a superbly structured. full bodied wine. The utmost attenion to detail has been placed ar… Read More »

DOCG – RoeroGrape100% NebbioloRatings Robert Parker 93 Tasting Notes Color: reddish purple Nose : dried rose, tobacco, spices Palate : black fruit, tobacco, spices and tannic Pairing: roasts with polenta, lamb, steak, main courses. -by Official Website The estate’s 2006 Roero Riserva Renesio is the most complete of these 2006 Roeros from Malvira. Deceptively medium… Read More »

Grape: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon Ratings Robert  Parker 90 James Halliday 87 Tasting Notes The 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon has a very deep garnet-black color with aromas of black currant, kirsch, dried plums, bay leaf, cloves and black pepper plus just a touch of tree bark. The rich, full bodied palate has medium-high fine tannins and high acidity… Read More »

DOCG -Vino Nobile di MontepulcianoGrape 95% Sangiovese 5% Colorino & MammoloRatings & AwardsWine Spectator 87/ 92 points by GUIDA I VINI DI VERONELLI/ Silver Medal – Concours Mondial de Bruxelles/ Silver Medal – Int’l Wine & Spirit CompetitionTasting NotesIntense nose and palate, offering damson, plum and licoricy mineral. Earthy and full-bodied, with a round, juicy… Read More »

Ratings By Robert Parker 91 Tasting Notes The 1998 Margaux’s color is a dense ruby/purple. The wine is tannic and austere, but elegant, with notes of asphalt, blackberries, acacia flowers, and sweet, toasty oak. Subtle, rich, nicely-textured, and medium-bodied, it is built for the long haul. Anticipated maturity: 2006-2030. (Wine Advocate #134 Apr 2001) By… Read More »

Ratings By Robert Parker 84 Tasting Notes The significant rainfall during late September clearly had a noticeable impact on this 2006, which perhaps lacks ????selection?? as the French say. There is an element of dilution in this cuvee, and I would never recognize it as a Gruaud Larose except for the label. Dark ruby with… Read More »

Ratings By Robert Parker 95+ Tasting Notes Originally rated 96, this wine confirmed its early rating, although again, the backwardness and still very obvious tannins suggest another 7- to 8-year wait. Dense ruby/purple, with a bouquet of blueberry, crushed rock, and some floral notes, the wine is medium to full-bodied , rich, powerful, but again… Read More »

Ratings By Robert Parker 90+ Tasting Notes The 2008 Rauzan-Segla (62% Cabernet Sauvignon and 38% Merlot) was made from 45% of the production. It is a beautiful wine in this vintage, not nearly as powerful and structured as the 2010, but it has complex notes of sweet red and black fruits, unsmoked cigar tobacco, spice… Read More »

Ratings By Robert Parker 90 Tasting Notes The saturated ruby/plum-tinged 2002 reveals a tight but promising nose of underbrush, new saddle leather, damp earth, black currants and cherries. It is a strongly structured, potent effort with medium to full body, and impressive purity, but loads of tannin presented in a frightfully backward style. Anticipated maturity:… Read More »