Category Archives: Tasting Notes

Luis Canas Crianza 2009

Region: Rioja DOCa Grapes : 95% Tempranillo 5% Garnacha Points & Awards: 92 points by Robert Parker 銀獎- Challenge Int’l du Vin,France 銀獎- Selections Mondiales de Vins Canada 銅獎- Decanter World Wine Awards Tasting Note: Ruby red colour. The nose is clean with balsamic notes and a noble wood aftertaste. The palate starts soft, it… Read More »

Kies Chaff Mill Barossa Valley 2009

Region – Barossa Valley Grape – Cabernet Sauvignon 評分 94 points by James Halliday 銅奬- Decanter World Wine Awards 銀奬- New Zealand International Wine Challenge SILVER MEDAL – Barossa Wine Show 2012 BRONZE MEDAL – Small Winemakers Wine Show 2012 Tasting Note: This wine displays rich chocolate flavour with minty overtones that enhance the very intense… Read More »

Chateau Le Vieux Serestin 2006

AOC – Medoc Cru Artisan Grape 45% Cabernet Sauvignon45% Merlot8% Petit Verdot 2% Cabernet FrancRatings & AwardsTop 100 – Everyday Bordeaux Wine Competition 2009 by Sopexa Hong Kong 

Chateau Siran 1995

AOC – Margaux Cru Bourgeois ExceptionnelGrape 43% Cabernet Sauvignon, 45% Merlot, 10% Petit Verdot , 2% Cabernet FrancRatings Robert Parker 87Wine Spectator 91Tasting NotesA beautiful finale to the decade. Bouquet initially demure but promising, with scents ofdark and red fruits and hints of vanilla. Powerful in the mouth, well concentrated, with beautifully ripeand well-rounded tannins.… Read More »

P. Louis Martin, Bouzy Rouge, Grand Cru 2006

AOC – Coteaux Champenois Grande Cru Grape 100% Pinot Noir *A very limited production of 100% Pinot Noir still red wine from the Grand Cru Village " Bouzy ". The special AOC Coteau Champenois was established in 1974 for still wine produced in Champagne region.

Penfolds Grange 2002

Grape Shiraz Ratings *Penfolds – Icon & Luxury Range Exceptional – by Langton’s Classification Australian Wine  Robert Parker 98 Jeremy Oliver 97 James Halliday 97 Wine Spectator 95 Tasting Notes Colour : As a five year old at the time of writing, and just before its annual release, the wine is deep, dark and impenetrable.… Read More »

Glenelly “The Glass Collection” Merlot 2009

Grape100% Merlot Ratings & Awards Robert Parker 88Wine Spectator 84Silver Medal – International Wine & Spirit Competition, UK Bronze – Veritas Wine Awards 20103.5 stars – Platters Wine Guide 2011 Bronze – Old Mutual 2011 Tasting Notes Deep rich coloured wine. It displays intense dark fruits aromas and spicy plums. This Merlot shows tremendous concentration… Read More »

Chateau Lafite Rothschild 1998

AOC – Paulliac Grand Cru Classes – 1emeRatings Robert Parker 98Wine Spectator 95Tasting Notes A blend of 81% Cabernet Sauvignon and 19% Merlot, this wine represents only 34% of Lafite’s total harvest. In a less than perfect Medoc vintage, it has been spectacular since birth, putting on more weight and flesh over the last year.… Read More »

Chateau Latour 2002

Ratings By Robert Parker 92 Tasting Notes The wine of the vintage? There are only 10,000 cases of this extraordinarily rich, dense 2002 that is as powerful as the 2003 (even the alcohol levels are nearly the same, 12.85%) . It is dark ruby/purple to the rim, with notes of English walnuts, crushed rocks, black… Read More »

Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou 1996

Ratings By Robert Parker 96 Tasting Notes I tasted the 1996 Ducru Beaucaillou on four separate occasions from bottle in January. The 1996 is long, with a deep mid-palate. It also reveals tannin in the finish. This wine is remarkable. It is muscular, concentrated, and classic. Bottled in late June, 1998, it exhibits a saturated… Read More »