Category Archives: Tasting Notes

AOC – Pauillac Second wine of Chateau Pedesclaux Grape 55% Cabernet Sauvignon40% Merlot5% Cabernet Franc

Grape   100% Moscato Alcohol 5% by volume

GrapeCabernet SauvignonShirazRatings*Penfolds – Bin RangeOutstanding – by Langton’s Classification Australian WineJames Halliday 87Jeremy Oliver 93 Tasting NotesColour : Medium deep red. Nose : Soft cassis minty, cedar, herb garden aromas with some saddle leather notes. Palate : The wine is ready to drink with soft gentle cassis, coffee, herb flabours and grainy dry tannins. Finishes… Read More »

DOCa – RiojaGrape90% Tempranillo10% Viura Tasting Notes 10 days of fermentation controlled, following the traditional method of maceration cabonica.So get your delicate floral aroma.. Lively, rich-flavored and balanced and has an elegant and fruity finish -by Offical Website

Grape 100% Cabernet Sauvignon Rating & Awards– Bronze Medal – San Francisco Wine Competition 2010– "Equal Top in Category", rated 3 stars by WINESTATE– Bronze Medal – Cairns Show Wine Awards 2010 Tasting Notes Take a deep breath and smell the fresh ripe berry fruit aromas. Sip and savour the fresh lively black currant and… Read More »

DOCG – Barbaresco Grape: 100% Nebbiolo Rating & Awards: Robert Parker 93 Wine Spectator 89 / 3 Red Glasses by GAMBERO ROSSO Tasting Notes The 2006 Barbaresco Vanotu is the darkest and most vibrant of these Barbarescos. Everything falls perfectly into place in this opulent yet beautifully balanced Vanotu. The expressive, balsamic aromas meld into a… Read More »

Ratings By Robert Parker 93 Tasting Notes Performing well from bottle, Chateau Margaux??s 2001, which is somewhat reminiscent of both the 1985 and 1999, is an elegant, seamlessly constructed effort with a deep ruby/purple color, and a beautiful nose of flowers, creme de cassis, blackberries, and cedar. A blend of 82% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Merlot,… Read More »

Ratings By Robert Parker 98 Tasting Notes If it were not for the prodigious 1996, everyone would be concentrating on getting their hands on a few bottles of the fabulous 1995 Leoville-Las-Cases, which is one of the vintage’s great success stories. The wine boasts an opaque ruby/purple color, and exceptionally pure, beautifully knit aromas of… Read More »

Ratings By Robert Parker 97+ Tasting Notes The enormous 2003 Montrose is built along the lines of the 1989 rather than the 1990. It boasts a dense black/purple color in addition to an extraordinary bouquet of scorched earth, blackberries, and cassis, fabulous purity, a skyscraper-like texture, and substantial tannin in the finish. This superb, huge,… Read More »

Ratings By Robert Parker 83 Tasting Notes A soft, light to medium-bodied effort with evidence of dilution, the 1997’s pleasant black currant fruit provides accessibility and an easy to understand style. Consume it over the next 4-5 years.(Wine Advocate #128 Apr 2000) By Robert Parker