DO – Ribera del DueroGrape 100% Tinto Fino / TempranilloRatingsRobert Parker 88Tasting NotesThe 2009 Joven is a fruity, forward, plush, seamless effort that shows off the best aspects of the 2009 vintage in Ribera del Duero. It is an excellent value for drinking over the next 3-4 years. -by Robert Parker
Grape 100% Chardonnay Ratings James Halliday 88 Jeremy Oliver 95 Tasting Notes COLOUR Pale straw with brilliant green hues. NOSE A full rich Chardonnay with deep, complex aromas of golden apples, mango and paw paw and hints of grapefruit. The primary fruit flavours are enhanced by spicy/cinnamon/smoky oak characters together with the subtle butteriness of… Read More »
DOCa – RiojaGrape 95% Tempranillo 5% Garnacha Ratings & Awards Robert Parker 88Silver Medal – Challenge International du Vin 2008, FranceBronze Medal – Decanter World Wine Awards 2008 Tasting Notes Red ruby colour. Nose is clean appearing balsamic notes and memories of hardwoods.The entry on the palate is smooth and velvety mouth and passage with… Read More »
AOC – Saint Julien Grand Cru Classe – 2eme Grape 70% Cabernet Sauvignon 30% MerlotRatings Robert Parker 89 Wine Spectator 90 Tasting NotesIt is good to see this wine showing much better from bottle than it did from barrel, where it had a certain leanness and herbaceousness. There is still a hint of dried herbs… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 90 Tasting Notes A definitive Pauillac, the dense purple-colored 1998 Pichon-Baron offers up a sweet bouquet of licorice, smoke, asphalt, blackberries, and creme de cassis. In the mouth, the wine is elegant rather than full-blown, with medium body, sweet fruit, nice texture on the attack and mid-palate, and moderate tannin in… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 95 Tasting Notes Not surprisingly, Leoville Las Cases has produced another classic, potentially long-lived wine in 2006. Among the St.-Juliens, it, Ducru Beaucaillou, and Leoville Barton possess the potential for the greatest longevity. Interestingly, when I visited this chateau in January, proprietor Jean-Hubert Delon offered me two samples, one where the… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 92 Tasting Notes Fully mature and very attractive, the 2000 Brane Cantenac, which started a succession of brilliant wines from this famous estate in the Margaux appellation, has a dark plum/ruby/purple color, a sweet, juicy nose of blue, red, and black fruits, and a hint of damp earth as well as… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 88 Tasting Notes Abundant aromas of forest floor, underbrush, earth, black cherry, black currant and a distinctive spicy character emerge from this attractive 2008. Although not one of the most concentrated wines of the vintage, it is well-balanced and distinctive. It will provide pleasure over the next 10-15 years.(Wine Advocate #194… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 90 Tasting Notes This sexy, broad effort exhibits medium to full body, sweet tannin, an inky ruby color, and notes of smoked herbs intermixed with charcoal, black cherries, and a hint of tobacco. The wine is round, seductive, yet surprisingly concentrated and luscious. Give it 1-2 years of cellaring as the… Read More »