Category Archives: Tasting Notes

DO – Vinos de MadridGrape 100% TempranilloRatings & AwardsAward of "Vina de Madrid" Tasting Notes Garnet red colour, clean and bright good intensity. Aromas of crystallized red fruits. Fleshy end of mouth clean and tasty. *7,000 bottles produced -by Official Website 

Grape Shiraz Ratings *Penfolds – Icon & Luxury Range Exceptional – by Langton’s Classification Australian Wine  Robert Parker 91 Jeremy Oliver 91 Wine Spectator 91 Tasting Notes Colour : Deep plum-red in colour with youthful purple hues. Nose : A complex bouquet featuring opulent, ripe Shiraz berry fruit characters, ranging from soft, earthy nuances through… Read More »

Grape 100% Merlot Rating & Awards James Halliday 93Bronze Medal – Decanter World Wine AwardsSilver Medal – International Wine Challenge London Tasting Notes Strong, clear, bright purple-red; a rich array of red and black fruits drives this wine, tannins and oak mere background presence; has good length and balance.-by Official Website Oh dear; there is… Read More »

AOC – Pomerol Grape 80% Merlot 20% Cabernet Franc Ratings & AwardsRobert Parker 83 ~85 Rated top 40 in Pomerol by various wine critics. Tasting Notes Licorice and berry aromas and flavors follow through to a medium body, with chewy tannins and a medium finish. Turns austere on the finish. Little too much. –by Wine… Read More »

AOC – Paulliac Grand Cru Classes – 1 eme Ratings Robert Parker 94+ Wine Spectator 94 Tasting Notes The final blend of 83% Cabernet Sauvignon and 17% Merlot exhibits tell-tale black currant liqueur, incense, charcoal and floral-like characteristics. The oak is pushed to the background, one of the major improvements director Philippe Dalhuin has made… Read More »

Ratings By Robert Parker 94 Tasting Notes One of the best wines of the vintage, this is a classic Pauillac that is a blend of 51% Cabernet Sauvignon, 34% Merlot, 9% Cabernet Franc, and 6% Petit Verdot. Dense ruby/purple in color with a glorious nose of melted licorice, lavender, barbecue smoke, black currants, and graphite,… Read More »

Ratings By Robert Parker 93 Tasting Notes This fabulous 1996 was tasted three times from bottle, and it is unquestionably the finest wine produced by this estate since their blockbuster 1990. Medium to full-bodied, with a saturated black/purple color, the nose offers notes of cedar, jammy black fruits, smoke, truffles, and subtle new oak. In… Read More »

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Ratings By Robert Parker 85 Tasting Notes Light to medium-bodied, with spicy oak, red currant and cherry fruit, this well-made, lightly tannic effort will provide uncritical drinking over the next 5-7 years.(Wine Advocate #128 Apr 2000) By Robert Parker

Ratings By Robert Parker 87+? Tasting Notes Although the new owners were responsible for finishing this wine, serious Bordeaux lovers will have to wait for the 2006 to fully experience their uncompromising efforts. The dark, ruggedly built, rustic, angular 2005 exhibits an impressively saturated color along with aromas of charcoal smoke and black fruits. Aggressive,… Read More »