Category Archives: Tasting Notes

Region Hunter Valley Grape Cabernets Tasting Notes Slightly lighter than the 2003; long and fine; all the elements surrounding red and black fruits, in mainstream Folly style. -93 pts by James Halliday

DO – Bierzo Grape 100% Godello Tasting Notes Clean pale yellow color. Nose fruity, persistent and elegant aromas. Good backbone on the palate. -by Official Website . Alvarez de Toledo’s new releases include one white wine, the 2010 Godello. This unoaked beauty delivers a lovely perfume of baking spices, melon, peaches, and mineral. Round, spicy,… Read More »

Region- Barossa Valley Grape – Shiraz 評分 Robert Parker 92 Bin 28 were single-vineyard wines, produced from on the famous Kalimna vineyard at the northern end of the Barossa Valley

AOC – Pauillac Grape 45% Cabernet Sauvignon 45% Merlot 5% Carbernet Franc 5% Petit Verdot

DO – Ribera  del DueroGrape100% Tinto Fino / Tempranillo Ratings Robert Parker 92 Tasting Notes The 2006 Valderiz spent 20 months in 60% new, mostly French oak. A glass-coating opaque purple color, it offers up an alluring nose of wood smoke, pencil lead, espresso, leather, black cherry and blackberry. Complex, dense, and layered on the… Read More »

Grape Shiraz  Ratings *Penfolds – Icon & Luxury Range Excellent – by Langton’s Classification Australian Wine Robert Parker 96 Jeremy Oliver 90 James Halliday 95 Wine Spectator 94 Tasting Notes Colour : Dark deep red. Nose : Plush, lush, blackberry and loganberry conserve notes offer lifted sweet fruit aromas with the faintest suggestion of savoury… Read More »

DOCa – RiojaGrape 95% Tempranillo5% Graciano Ratings & AwardsRobert Parker 92Silver Medal – International Wine Challenge 2008, UK Tasting Notes Ruby red with purple tiles. Elegant and complex bouquet where aromas of low mount, thyme, Rosemary are perceived. Tobacco and leather notes. In mouth it is round, balanced and warm. Nuances of fruits in liqueur… Read More »

AOC – Pomerol Grape 80% Merlot 20% Cabernet Franc Ratings & AwardsRobert Parker 87 Wine Spectator 87 Rated top 40 in Pomerol by various wine critics. Tasting Notes Underbrush, forest floor, sweet cherry, plum, and caramel aromas emerge from this medium-bodied, seductive, mid-weight Pomerol. It is best consumed over the next 7-8 years. -by Robert… Read More »

AOC – Mazoyere Chambertin Grand CruGrape100% Pinot Noir

Ratings By Robert Parker 93 Tasting Notes A very successful effort for this vintage in the Medoc, this deep ruby/purple-colored Pauillac exhibits class/nobility/breed along with black currant liqueur, licorice, and incense notes. Sweet, expansive, fleshy, and medium to full-bodied, with good structure, ripe tannin, and a long, 30-35 second finish, it can be drunk now,… Read More »