Ratings By Robert Parker 88 Tasting Notes A dense purple color is accompanied by a tannic, smoky, concentrated, earthy wine with abundant blackberry and cassis fruit, underbrush, minerals, and a steely character, and a powerful, tannic finish. Anticipated maturity: 2003-2016.(Wine Advocate #134Apr 2001) By Robert Parker
Ratings By Robert Parker 95+ Tasting Notes The 2006 is a wine to stockpile, especially for those in their thirties and forties as it needs another decade to reach maturity, after which it should keep for 30+ years. This vineyard, just south of Mouton Rothschild, has produced an opaque bluish/purple-colored 2006 with an extraordinarily pure… Read More »
Ratings by Robert Parker 88 Tasting Notes A fleshy dark ruby-colored wine, with sweet black currant, tobacco, and cedary notes, this nicely-textured wine has well-integrated wood, supple tannins, and an attractive, relatively lush finish. It is not especially concentrated or profound, but it is mainstream and appealing. Anticipated maturity: 2004-2013.(Wine Advocate #146 Apr 2003) By… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 88 Tasting Notes Tasted on three separate occasions, this 2001 did not perform nearly as well from bottle as it did from cask. A blend of 54% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36% Merlot, and 10% Cabernet Franc, it exhibits aromas reminiscent of a Starbuck espresso, melted licorice, black currants, cherries, cedar, a notion… Read More »
AOC – Savigny-Les-Beaune Les Vermots Dessus Grape 100% Chardonnay ——————————————————————————– Made from the vineyard of Les Vermots Dessus, which lies between Corton and the Beaune escarpement. Winemaker, Yves Girardin, tends these vineyards that have been in his family for generations and ages his wine in a mixture of new and used French oak barriques to… Read More »
Region Barossa Valley Grape Shiraz Tasting Notes Dense, dark and powerful, a mighty mouthful of black pepper-scented black cherry, stewed plum and licorice flavors that echo beautifully on the long, fine-grained finish. Somehow it finds an elegant balance in the end. Best after 2005. 850 cases imported. -95 pts by Wine Spectator Complex, intense blackberry… Read More »
Region Coonawarra Grape Cabernet Sauvignon Tasting Notes Dark, dense and supple, soft enough to be almost watery, with odd mint and vegetal overtones to the ripe Cabernet fruit. Drink now through 2007. 8,532 cases made. -85 pts by Wine Spectator N/A -82 pts by Jeremy Oliver Deep purple-red; sweet cassis fruit and powerful but integrated… Read More »
AOC – Pomerol Grape 90% Merlot 10% Cabernet Franc Ratings Robert Parker 89 Wine Spectator 91 16 / 20 by DECANTER Tasting Notes A sleeper of the vintage, this impressively run, small Pomerol estate has turned out a fruit-driven (loads of black cherries and cassis) 2005 revealing notions of smoke, licorice, and wood. It is… Read More »