Ratings By Robert Parker 86 Tasting Notes This is a tannic, austere 1996, but it is well-endowed. Copious aromas of spicy new oak are present in the moderately intense bouquet, as well as cherry notes intertwined with dried herbs. The wine is medium-bodied and well-made, with good spice, a slight austerity, and moderate tannin in… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 90 Tasting Notes With the highly respected Right Bank consultant Stephane Derenoncourt providing advice, Prieure-Lichine has moved to a complete, savory, and for lack of a better description, broad, lush, sexy style. This has always been a wine that was drinkable at an early age, but I think they are building… Read More »
Ratings by Robert Parker 97 Tasting Notes Beginning to open magnificently, the still dense purple-colored 2000 reveals a blossoming bouquet of blackberries, cassis, graphite and pen ink. Full-bodied with velvety tannins that have resolved themselves beautifully over the last eleven years, this wine is still an adolescent, but it exhibits admirable purity, texture, mouthfeel and… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 90 Tasting Notes A sleeper of the vintage, this muscular, concentrated, full-bodied wine is atypically backward and dense for a 2008. It exhibits an opaque ruby/purple color along with notes of licorice, truffles, graphite and black currants. Intense and powerful, it will benefit from 2-4 years of cellaring and should keep… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker (87-88) Tasting Notes This is a solid effort from one of the least-known classified growths of the Medoc. The proprietor, the Dourthe firm, has been making slow but persistent progress in upgrading the quality of this estate. The 2002 exhibits a deep ruby/plum color as well as aromas of cherries, cassis,… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 87 Tasting Notes I had hoped this wine would turn out closer to outstanding, but it is an excellent Cantemerle, if not quite as stunning as I had expected. The wine offers a dark ruby color, and a sweet nose of black raspberries, subtle new oak, and acacia smells. There is… Read More »
Robert Parker : 89pts DOCG – Chianti Classico Grapes 90% Sangiovese 10% Canaiolo and Colorino Ratings & Awards Rated 4 stars by DECANTER Wine Front Review 94 Tasting Notes The 2008 Chianti Classico is a pretty, fresh wine ideal for near-term enjoyment. The Chianti Classico is fleshier and deeper than the Monrosso, with a juiciness… Read More »
Region Heathcote Grape Shiraz Cabernet Franc Tasting Notes Less dense colour than Georgia’s Paddock; overall, far more savoury and less luscious; bitter chocolate, spice and blackberry power the long finish to redeem the wine. -94 pts by James Halliday This wine needs plenty of time for its reserved expression of spicy, currant-like flavours of cranberries,… Read More »