Grape ShirazRatings*Penfolds – Icon & Luxury RangeExceptional – by Langton’s Classification Australian Wine Robert Parker 93Jeremy Oliver 94Wine Spectator 83Tasting Notes Colour : Medium red.Nose : Complex, cedar/tobacco/gamey with plenty of sweet fruit.Palate : Highly concentrated and beautifully textured wine with lovely, sweet, blackberry/ smoky/ earthy fruit and liquorice, fine grainy tannins and dry finish.… Read More »
grape 100% Chardonnay Ratings & Awards Wine Spectator 88 Stephen Tanzer’s International Wine Cellar, USA 89 Tasting Notes Clean and direct, featuring a racy edge to the peach, apple and melon notes, backed by a hint of blanched almond on the finish. Drink now. 400 cases imported. – by Wine Spectator . 20,000 bottles produced
AOC – PaulliacGrand Cru Classes – 1emeRatings Robert Parker 95Wine Spectator 94Tasting Notes The 1999 Lafite Rothschild sports an engraved "1999" on the bottle along with an eclipse to mark that significant historical event of August, 1999. It is a quintessential offering from Lafite Rothschild. This prodigious wine is both elegant and intensely flavored, and… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 100 Tasting Notes There are only 10,800 cases (rather than the normal 15,000-20,000) of the 2003 Latour, a blend of 81% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Merlot, and 1% Petit Verdot (13.3% finished alcohol). A prodigious effort, it boasts a saturated purple color as well as a gorgeous perfume of smoke, cedar, creme… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 87 Tasting Notes A classy, complex bouquet of lead pencil, mineral, earth, cassis, and flowers jumps from the glass of this dark ruby/purple-colored 1997. Evolved and elegant, with noticeable tannin, it exhibits both breed and class as well as moderate weight, excellent depth, purity, and symmetry. Enjoy it now and over… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 93 Tasting Notes Although I still prefer the 2003, the 2005 Leoville Poyferre is a gorgeously opulent, approachable wine that is far less massive and austere than its two siblings. The most seductive, approachable, and charming of the three Leovilles, it exhibits a dense purple color as well as a sweet… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 88 Tasting Notes A light to medium-bodied, pretty, but slightly austere wine, this dark ruby-hued 2007 reveals spicy berry fruit and tobacco leaf notes, and a soft, round style. Consume it over the next 7-10 years. Yields were a tiny 23.5 hectoliters per hectare.(Wine Advocate #188 Apr 2010) By Robert Parker
Ratings By Robert Parker 88 Tasting Notes This estate is finally getting the tannin under control, as previous vintages have always been a bit rustic and astringent. The 2001 offers chocolate, espresso, and sweet black currant fruit characteristics in a medium to full-bodied, charming, structured, well-textured, seductive format. Enjoy it over the next decade.(Wine Advocate… Read More »