Ratings By Robert Parker 90 Tasting Notes A blend of 82% Cabernet Sauvignon, 16% Merlot and 2% Petit Verdot, this is an outstanding wine made in a classic style. The tannins are high, but the wine possesses abundant notes of cedar, licorice, underbrush, black currants and cherries. Medium-bodied and dense, but structured and backward (as… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 90 Tasting Notes The successful 2002 exhibits a beautiful, dense ruby/purple color, a lovely concoction of raspberries, cassis, flowers and licorice in the fragrant aromatics, medium to full body, surprising opulence for a 2002, and soft and supple tannin. A beauty, it is ideal for drinking now and over the next… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 86 Tasting Notes Very weedy, leafy, dried herb notes compete with sweet strawberries and red currants in this fragrant, light to medium-bodied wine, which exhibits good ripeness but not a lot of depth or intensity. It is atypical for the vintage and therefore best drunk over the next 4-6 years. Last… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 88 Tasting Notes A charming, silky-styled offering, the 2004 Haut-Batailley, while somewhat superficial, is ideal for drinking over the next 10-12 years. Its dark ruby color is accompanied by sweet aromas of cranberry jam, cherries, and black currants. Ripe tannin, low acidity, and a light, silky finish result in a charming,… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 87 Tasting Notes A saturated dark ruby/purple color is followed by elegant, floral, red and black currant aromas. The wine is well-structured, medium-bodied, and ripe, with fine length as well as a deep mid-palate. It can be drunk early, but promises to last for nearly two decades. Anticipated maturity: 2002-2017. (Wine… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 87 Tasting Notes One can find little fault with this medium-bodied, mainstream, charming, open-knit, soft Pauillac. It is dark ruby in color, with notes of cassis, currants, tobacco leaf, cedar, and licorice. Round, medium-bodied, and low in acidity, it is best drunk over the next decade.(Wine Advocate #146 Apr 2003) By… Read More »
Region McLaren Vale Grape Cabernet Sauvignon Tasting Notes Inky red-purple; massively powerful, dense blackberry fruit; long persistent tannins. One hundred per cent Margaret River. -93 pts by James Halliday Complex earthy aromas of small red and black berries, smoky vanilla/cedar oak, undergrowth and dusty, herbal undertones. Long and astringent, with a deep, dark expression of… Read More »