Category Archives: Tasting Notes

Chateau La Tour Carnet 2006

Ratings By Robert Parker 91 Tasting Notes A fabulous sleeper of the vintage, this estate, which has made a succession of brilliant wines under the administration of Bordeaux??s visionary Bernard Magrez, has turned out another terrific effort. A blend of 50% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, and the rest Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, this wine… Read More »

Chateau Marquis de Terme 2000

Ratings By Robert Parker 87 Tasting Notes The only vintage after 1996 that merits attention from serious wine lovers, the 2000 Marquis de Terme has a dense, murky ruby/purple color and a sweet nose of berry fruit, earth, licorice, and new oak. Medium-weight with good concentration and purity, it is much more developed than most… Read More »

Chateau Lynch-Bages 2008

Ratings by Robert Parker 93 Tasting Notes A sensational effort for the vintage, this textured, opulent, superb Lynch Bages is already strutting its stuff and should easily last for 20 years. Medium to full-bodied with an opaque dense purple color, notes of flowers and cassis, a layered texture that builds incrementally in the mouth and… Read More »

Chateau d’Armailhac 2002

Ratings By Robert Parker 89 Tasting Notes A firm, dark ruby/purple-colored wine with notes of compost, black currants, espresso roast, and some soy, this medium to full-bodied, relatively powerful and concentrated wine shows elevated levels of tannin which have kept me from pulling the trigger and giving it a higher score. I thought everything seemed… Read More »

Chateau de Camensac 1996

Ratings By Robert Parker (85-86) Tasting Notes The problem of musty aromas exhibited in many older Camensac wines appears to have been eliminated in the 1995 and 1996 vintages. The 1996 offers a dark ruby/purple color, plenty of sweet berry fruit, medium body, and a straightforward, muscular, ripe style with moderate tannin in the finish.… Read More »

Chateau Cantemerle 2004

Ratings By Robert Parker 87 Tasting Notes Tart acids are accompanied by hints of cranberries, sweet and sour cherries, flowers, and wet rocks. Medium-bodied, vibrant, zesty, and light, this finesse-styled wine can be consumed over the next 7-10 years.(Wine Advocate #171 Jun 2007) By Robert Parker

Cantina di Negrar Valpolicella Amarone Classico DOC 2009

DOC – Valpolicella ( Veneto ) Grape 70% Corvina 15% Rondinella 15% Corvinone Ratings & Awards Silver Medal – International Wine Challenge 2009 Bronze Medal – DECANTER World Wine Awards Tasting Notes colour: garnet red, dense and compact Nose : of great intensity and persistence, with Ethereal, fruity scents of cherries and pickled plum dried… Read More »

Glenelly Lady May 2009

Region: Stellenbosch Grape: 90% Cabernet Sauvignon 10% Petit Verdot Points & Awards: 94 points by Robert Parker Rated 5 stars and 18.5/20 by Decanter 92 points by Wine Spectator 93 points by Stephen Tanzer’s international Wine Cellar, USA Rated 5 stars by 2012 Platters Wine Guide Tasting Notes: Racy, vibrant and distinctive, with a mouthwatering… Read More »

Prelude a Grand Puy Ducasse 2009

Region-AOC – Pauillac 2nd wine of Chateau Grand-Puy Ducasse (5eme Cru Classes) Grapes – 60% Cabernet Sauvignon 40% Merlot 評分: Wine Spectator: 89 Silver Medal – Challenge International du Vin 2012 Tasting Note: Wine is aged from 16 to 18 months in French oak barrels, 15% new Spicy and generous on the nose. The palate… Read More »