Grape Shiraz Ratings *Penfolds – Icon & Luxury Range Exceptional – by Langton’s Classification Australian Wine Robert Parker 92 Jeremy Oliver 94 James Halliday 95 Wine Spectator 94 Tasting Notes Colour : Impenetrable deep red/purple. Nose : Blackberry and blueberry fruit interwoven with perfectly tuned, malty, savoury oak, with liquorice and anise notes hovering above.… Read More »
Grape 100% Chardonnay Rating & Awards The Penguin Good Australian Wine Guide 2009 91 Tasting Notes The colour of dry grass with green highlights, the nose is a delicate balance of hay, minerals, butter and stone-fruit. The palate initially appears soft and rounded, giving way to a surprisingly warm and generous finish. – by Offical… Read More »
AOC – PaulliacGrand Cru Classes – 1emeRatings Robert Parker 93Wine Spectator 91Tasting Notes The beautiful 1999 Mouton Rothschild may be a modern day clone of their 1962 or 1985. Its saturated ruby/purple color is followed by sumptuous aromas of cedar wood, creme de cassis, wood smoke, coffee, and dried herbs. The wine is forward, lush,… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 96 Tasting Notes It is fun to go back and forth between the 1995 and 1996, two superb vintages for Haut-Brion. The 1995 seems to have sweeter tannin and a bit more fat and seamlessness when compared to the more structured and muscular 1996. Certainly 1995 was a vintage that the… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 96 Tasting Notes One of the most compelling Ducru Beaucaillou??s made in the last quarter century is the 2003 (which is also the first vintage to be packaged in an impressive heavy glass bottle with a special long cork). A blend of 80% Cabernet Sauvignon and 20% Merlot, it is a… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker (87) Tasting Notes Forty percent of the harvest made it into this flattering, delicious wine with abundant charm and herb-tinged, blackberry and cherry fruit. A dark ruby color is accompanied by a medium-bodied, appealing St.-Estephe. A blend of 55% Cabernet Sauvignon and 45% Merlot, it should drink well for 7-8 years.(Wine… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 95 Tasting Notes A gorgeous example of Lascombes, the 2005, a blend of 52% Cabernet Sauvignon, 45% Merlot, and the rest Petit Verdot, continues the remarkable turn-around in quality that began five years ago. A stunningly opulent wine with a dense purple color, the 2005 possesses a beautiful perfume of spring… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 86 Tasting Notes This 1999??s aggressive new oak seems excessive for the amount of depth and fruit it possesses. There is excellent purity as well as texture, but the oak dominates at present, causing the tannin to taste dry and astringent. Nevertheless, it has the potential to become an elegant, mid-sized… Read More »