Category Archives: Tasting Notes
Chateau Croizet Bages 1998
Chateau Les Hauts-Conseillants mdc 2008 Lalande de Pomerol
Hanging Rock Chardonnay 2009
Quarisa 30 Mile South Eastern Australia Cabernet Sauvignon 2010
Dominio de CAIR CAIR, 2009
Clos du Clocher 2005 (Half bottle)
AOC – Pomerol Grape 80% Merlot 20% Cabernet FrancRatings & Awards Robert Parker 89 Wine Spectator 91 Rated top 40 in Pomerol by various wine critics. Tasting Notes A strong effort from this estate, which remains somewhat disregarded in the Pomerol hierarchy, the deep plum/purple-hued 2005 Clos du Clocher offers up notes of sweet chocolate,… Read More »
Valdehermoso Roble, Ribera del Duero DO 2009
DO – Ribera del DueroGrape100% Tinto Fino / TempranilloRatingsRobert Parker 90Tasting NotesThe 2009 Roble spent 6 months in barrel. Earthy minerals, spice box, violets, and assorted black fruits inform the nose of a layered, ripe, concentrated, nicely proportioned offering that is also an excellent value meant for drinking over the next 5-6 years. -by Robert… Read More »
Penfolds St Henri 2003
Grape ShirazCabernet Sauvignon Ratings *Penfolds – Icon & Luxury Range Outstanding – by Langton’s Classification Australian Wine Robert Parker 90 Jeremy Oliver 92 James Halliday 95 Wine Spectator 87 Tasting Notes Colour : Deep crimson with a dark core. Nose : The nose, showing no signs of oak, is altogether different to its Shiraz partners:… Read More »
Luis Canas Reserva, Rioja DOCa 2004
DOCa – RiojaGrape 95% Tempranillo5% Graciano Ratings & Awards Robert Parker 91Rated 4 stars, "Top 10 Rioja" by DECANTER Gold Medal – Challenge International du Vin 2008, FranceSilver Medal – Concurso Internacional de Vinos Bacchus 2008, Spain Tasting Notes Ruby colour, clean and bright. Good aromatic intensity appear in nose notes of ripe red fruit… Read More »
