Category Archives: Tasting Notes

Chateau Clerc-Milon 1998

Ratings By Robert Parker 91 Tasting Notes A superb effort, the 1998 may be the finest Clerc-Milon I have tasted. A blend of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 33% Merlot, 14% Cabernet Franc, and 3% Petit Verdot, this is a blockbuster, over-sized offering for this estate. Full-bodied and super-extracted, with power to burn, this rich, concentrated wine… Read More »

Le Haut Medoc de Giscours 2007 Haut Medoc

AOC – Haut Medoc Grape 50% Cabernet Sauvignon 50% Merlot Tasting Notes A perfect blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, Le Haut-Médoc de Giscours benefits from the meticulous care of the team at Chateau Giscours. This wine is very pleasant in its early years, offering a pure, intense bouquet of fruit and spices and expressing… Read More »

De Bortoli Noble One Botrytis Semillon 2008 (375ml)

Region Riverina Grape Semillon Tasting Notes right yellow-gold; the vast experience of De Bortoli with this style results in a wine with the rich, opulent and sweet fruit balanced by the acidity missing from lesser wines; cumquat, mandarin, honey and vanilla are all part of the package -95 pts by James Halliday Long, very luscious… Read More »

Wirra Wirra Church Block Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz Merlot 2009

Region McLaren Vale Grape Cabernet Shiraz Merlot Tasting Notes Composed of Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz and Merlot, the 2009 Church Block has a medium to deep garnet-purple color and intense aromas of black cherry and blueberry plus hints of chocolate box, baking spices and vanilla. Rich, ripe and with mouth-filling, vibrant flavors on the medium to… Read More »

Chateau D’Argadens 2008

Region: AOC – Bordeaux Superieur Grapes: 63% Merlot 32% Cabernet Sauvignon 5% Cabernet Franc 評分及奬項: Top 100-Everyday Bordeaux Wine Competition 2009 (SOPEXA HK) 金獎 – Concours General Agricole, Paris 2008 Commended (International Wine Challenge 2012) Tasting Note: Clad in deep ruby red with garnet tints, this wine offers fine, elegant aromas of ripe red fruit… Read More »

Bovier & Fils Chablis 1er Cur “Cote de Lechet” 2012

AOC – Chablis 1er Cru Grape – 100% Chardonnay Tasting Note: The bouquet is typical of French white wines: fresh, light and fruity with very little vanilla & mineral flavor. Good aromatic strength, good length Cote de Lechet once belonged to the monks of Pontigny, is one of the most famous vineyards on the left… Read More »

Chateau Coutelin-Merville 2002

AOC – Saint Estephe Cru Bourgeois Grape 50% Merlot25% Cabernet Sauvignon22% Cabernet Franc 3% Petit VerdotRating Wine Spectator 85Tasting Notes A good wine with good fruit and tannins. Medium-bodied, with a raspberry and licorice character. Slightly hollow midpalate. Best after 2007. –by Wine Spectator

Scanavino Nebbiolo d’Alba DOC 2008

DOC – Nebbiolo  d’AlbaGrape 100% NebbioloTasting NotesIntense bouquet with delicate notes of red berry fruits, cocoa, and mints. Ruby red in colour. Sapid with good texture, long and delicate finish.-by Official Website

Penfolds Reserve BIN 00A Chardonnay 2000

Grape 100% Chardonnay Ratings James Halliday 96 Jeremy Oliver 94 Tasting Notes Each Vintage, select parcels of Chardonnay are set aside by Penfolds’ winemaker for special handling. These wines form the collection of Penfolds Reserve Bin white wine release, headed by this, the Reserve Bin Chardonnay, which is only released in exceptional years (previously 1994,… Read More »

Pelissero “Vanotu” Barbaresco DOCG 2005

DOCG – Barbaresco Grape: 100% Nebbiolo Rating & Awards Robert Parker 93 92 points by WINE ENTHUSIAST Tasting Notes: The 2005 Barbaresco Vanotu is the biggest and ripest of this trio of Barbarescos. An expansive, generous wine, it possesses remarkable density and richness in its dark fruit, mint and sweet toasted oak. The wine continues to… Read More »