Grape Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon Ratings *Penfolds – Icon & Luxury Range Outstanding – by Langton’s Classification Australian Wine Robert Parker 92 Jeremy Oliver 97 James Halliday 96 Wine Spectator 93 Tasting Notes Colour : A vibrant crimson colour with a purple core. Nose : Savoury aromas laced with bay leaf/spice. Some blackcurrant/blackberry aromas show, most… Read More »
Grape 100% Chardonnay Ratings James Halliday 94 Tasting Notes The 2008 crop was harvested prior to the hotter conditions experienced in March producing a chardonnay with lovely soft peach and pear fruit flavours and interesting complexity. Made entirely from fruit from our V&A Lane vineyard, these grapes were handpicked and fermented in new and used… Read More »
AOC – Margaux Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel Grape Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot , Petit Verdot Ratings Robert Parker 89 Wine Spectator 84 Tasting Notes This was not a good showing for this wine. The 1994 d’Angludet possesses attractive blackcurrant fruit, but since bottling, it appears to have gone into a shell, revealing hard, astringent tannin that dominates… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 96 Tastings Notes What sumptuous pleasures await those who purchase either the 1996 or 1995 Pichon-Lalande. It is hard to choose a favorite, although the 1995 is a smoother, more immediately sexy and accessible wine. It is an exquisite example of Pichon-Lalande with the Merlot component giving the wine a coffee/chocolatey/cherry… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 95+ Tasting Notes One cannot admire enough proprietor Anthony Barton and his classic, potentially long-lived wines that are models of power, elegance, and longevity ?V in short, these wines symbolize what makes Bordeaux so world-renowned! Probably capable of rivaling the 2000, the uncompromisingly made, formidably powerful, masculine, and highly extracted 2003… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 92+ Tasting Notes I remember tasting a number of Kirwans from the 19th century that had held up surprisingly well for over 100 years. While the 2005 will probably not last that long, it may be one of the finest wines this estate has made in the last fifty years. This… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 90 Tasting Notes This 1999 is one of the finest efforts of the vintage. It offers up complex aromatics consisting of herbs, red and black fruits, minerals, acacia flowers, and licorice. The dark plum color does not possess the saturation of a vintage such as 2000, but this is pure seduction… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 90 Tasting Notes Another brilliant effort from the Frey family, the 2007 La Lagune reveals a beautiful layered mouthfeel with lots of plum, black cherry, and kirsch liqueur-like notes intermixed with a spicy character. Medium-bodied, broad, and savory with beautiful purity and overall equilibrium, this beauty should be drunk over the… Read More »