Category Archives: Tasting Notes

Ratings By Robert Parker 74 Tasting Notes Herbal, washed-out cherry and black currant notes with some dusty earth are found in this somewhat uninspiring, still moderately tannic wine, which seems to be drying out and going nowhere fast.(Wine Advocate #189 Jun 2010) By Robert Parker

Robert Parker: 92pts DOCa – Rioja Grape 100% Tempranillo Tasting Notes Dark concentrated cherry red wine, lively and potent in nose with leather, liquorice and black pepper aromas. The primary compote fruit aromas are maintained. Balance between its tannins and acidity. A full body with an elegant bitter finish. It long persists on the palate.… Read More »

Region – South Australia Grape – 100% Shiraz

Region Mclaren Vale Grape Shiraz Tasting Notes Medium to full red-purple; the bouquet is potent, with voluminous cherry/plum fruit and spicy vanilla oak. The rich, complex palate is expansive in every way – fruit, oak and tannins. All it needs is time. -93 pts by James Halliday The dense ruby/purple-colored 1997 Syrah Balmoral exhibits smoke,… Read More »

Region: Rioja DOCa Grapes : 95% Tempranillo 5% Garnacha Points & Awards: 92 points by Robert Parker 銀獎- Challenge Int’l du Vin,France 銀獎- Selections Mondiales de Vins Canada 銅獎- Decanter World Wine Awards Tasting Note: Ruby red colour. The nose is clean with balsamic notes and a noble wood aftertaste. The palate starts soft, it… Read More »

Region – Barossa Valley Grape – Cabernet Sauvignon 評分 94 points by James Halliday 銅奬- Decanter World Wine Awards 銀奬- New Zealand International Wine Challenge SILVER MEDAL – Barossa Wine Show 2012 BRONZE MEDAL – Small Winemakers Wine Show 2012 Tasting Note: This wine displays rich chocolate flavour with minty overtones that enhance the very intense… Read More »

AOC – Medoc Cru Artisan Grape 45% Cabernet Sauvignon45% Merlot8% Petit Verdot 2% Cabernet FrancRatings & AwardsTop 100 – Everyday Bordeaux Wine Competition 2009 by Sopexa Hong Kong 

AOC – Margaux Cru Bourgeois ExceptionnelGrape 43% Cabernet Sauvignon, 45% Merlot, 10% Petit Verdot , 2% Cabernet FrancRatings Robert Parker 87Wine Spectator 91Tasting NotesA beautiful finale to the decade. Bouquet initially demure but promising, with scents ofdark and red fruits and hints of vanilla. Powerful in the mouth, well concentrated, with beautifully ripeand well-rounded tannins.… Read More »

AOC – Coteaux Champenois Grande Cru Grape 100% Pinot Noir *A very limited production of 100% Pinot Noir still red wine from the Grand Cru Village " Bouzy ". The special AOC Coteau Champenois was established in 1974 for still wine produced in Champagne region.

Grape Shiraz Ratings *Penfolds – Icon & Luxury Range Exceptional – by Langton’s Classification Australian Wine  Robert Parker 98 Jeremy Oliver 97 James Halliday 97 Wine Spectator 95 Tasting Notes Colour : As a five year old at the time of writing, and just before its annual release, the wine is deep, dark and impenetrable.… Read More »