Ratings By Robert Parker 94 Tasting Notes As usual, this superb Pauillac possesses an inky/blue/black color in addition to a big, sweet nose of graphite, charcoal, burning embers, black currant liqueur, and toasty vanillin from new oak casks. Full-bodied with high but sweet, well-integrated tannins, the 2005 Pichon Baron is more backward than the blockbuster… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 88 Tasting Notes Dry tannin and a backward, austere, muscular, brooding personality characterize Leoville Barton’s 1999. However, it is packed with grip, body, and depth. Give it 5-6 years of cellaring and hope the tannin melts away sufficiently for the fruit to come forward. It should last for two decades, but… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 88 By This blend of 53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 39% Merlot, and 8% Cabernet Franc offers complex aromas of mint, black currants, cherries, underbrush, and forest floor. Deliciously ripe with a soft texture, medium body, and considerable seductive powers, this beauty should be enjoyed over the next 7-8 years. (Wine Advocate #188Apr… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 90 Tasting Notes The 2001 Kirwan is nearly as good as their splendid 2000. A dense purple color is accompanied by a bouquet of barbecue smoke, graphite, black cherries, creme de cassis, and a hint of espresso. Full-bodied and layered, with outstanding richness, purity, and sweetness on the palate, this firmly… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 90 Tasting Notes This wine may merit an outstanding rating. It offers a classic Margaux combination of elegance and richness. Medium-bodied, with delicate, beautifully ripe, black currant and floral aromas that compete with subtle new oak, the 1995 Malescot hits the palate with a lovely concoction of fruit, nicely integrated tannin… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 90 Tasting Notes Thankfully, this wonderful estate, which provided me with many memorable drinking experiences in the 1970s and 1980s, has rebounded from a period of mediocrity. The 2003 and 2004 offerings from La Lagune are the finest back-to-back vintages they have produced in over fifteen years. Kudos to the Frey… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 91 Tasting Notes Shrewd consumers should be stocking up on this wine as it is both sensational and realistically priced. Once one of the most appallingly mediocre classified growths of the Medoc, this estate??s resurrection started around 2000, hitting its full stride in 2001, and proprietor Bernard Magrez continues to build… Read More »
Ratings by Robert Parker 88 Tasting Notes Delicious, supple and close to full maturity, the 2007 Lynch Bages exhibits a dark plum/purple color with some lightening at the edge along with tobacco leaf, bay leaf, black currant and earthy, loamy notes. Medium-bodied, supple and charming, it is best drunk over the next 7-8 years.(Wine Advocate… Read More »