Category Archives: Tasting Notes

Ratings By Robert Parker 86 Tasting Notes This is a pleasant, medium-bodied 1999 displaying notes of herbs and damp earth in its austere, undernourished personality. Notions of strawberry, cherry, and currant fruit also emerge, but there is not a lot to get excited about in this uninspiring 1999. It will last for a decade.(Wine Advocate… Read More »

Ratings By Robert Parker 86+ Tasting Notes Firm, earthy, cedary, herbal, truffle, forest floor, black cherry, and black currant notes are present in this soft, round Pauillac. It is meant to be consumed over the next decade.(Wine Advocate #188 Apr 2010) By Robert Parker

Ratings by Robert Parker 83 Tasting Notes A light-bodied, picnic-styled Pauillac with soft, herb-tinged cherry fruit, this medium ruby-colored 2001 should be consumed over the next 5-6 years.(Wine Advocate #153 Jun 2004) By Robert Parker

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Ratings By Robert Parker 91+ Tasting Notes The dense ruby/purple-colored 2003 is surprisingly fresh and crisp, displaying no signs of the vintage??s extreme heat. This full-bodied, powerful, rich, backward, dense, tannic effort reveals notes of Chinese black tea, creme de cassis, licorice, and melted chocolate. Give it 4-5 years of cellaring, and drink it over… Read More »

AOC – Pommard Cuvee Tradition Grape 100% Pinot Noir

Region Barossa Valley Grape Shiraz Tasting Notes Leather, prune, licorice, plum and blackberry all intermingle on the supple palate; simply dose not have the intense focus of the best 04s, but is a pretty good wine. -91 pts by James Halliday The 2003 E & E Black Pepper Shiraz is less densely colored and is… Read More »

AOC – Saint Julien Cru Bourgeois Grape Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Cabernet Franc Rating & Awards Rated GOOD by Robert Parker in his Bordeaux – Comprehensive Guide Tasting Notes Another sleeper of the vintage, this very stylish St.-Julien has a dark ruby/purple color, light tannins, but beautiful berry fruit intermixed with some underbrush, mocha, and floral… Read More »

Region: AOC – Saint Julien Grape: Red Bordeaux Blend Second wine of Chateau Talbot Tasting Note: This is one of the best second wines of the Médoc. This is a classic, elegant wine, with a clear, well-designed structure and a long, fresh final. -by offical website

AOC – Medoc Cru Bourgeois SuperieurRatingsRobert Parker 89 Tasting Notes One of the finest cru bourgeois in the Medoc, this impeccably made 2005 exhibits notions of black olives, black currants, spice box, and cedar in its complex, classically styled bouquet. Medium-bodied with excellent purity, richness, and power, sweet tannin, beautiful fruit, and admirable depth, this… Read More »