Category Archives: Tasting Notes

Quarisa “30 Mile” Chardonnay 2008

Grape 100% Chardonnay Ratings & Awards – Silver Medal – Cairns Show Wine Awards 2010 Tasting Notes Take a deep breath and smell the fresh aromas of citrus, peach and tropical fruit. Sip and savour the long and flavoursome of palate citrus and peach, subtle oak and deliciously crisp smooth finish. –by Official Website Struck… Read More »

Malvira “San Michele” Barbera d’Alba DOC 2006

DOC – Barbera d’Alba Grape 100% BarberaRatings Robert Parker 88Tasting NotesColor: reddish purplePerfume: prunes, cassis, cherry and vanillaFlavor profile: intense fruit, prune and cassisPairing: pork, mushrooms, pasta with red sauce,roasts with polenta.-by Official Website The 2006 Barbera d?ˉAlba Superiore San Michele is soft and supple in its plummy, dark fruit. Enjoy this tasty, accessible Barbera… Read More »

Chateau Margaux 2002

Ratings By Robert Parker 93 Tasting Notes Performing better from bottle than at any time in cask (which of course is the objective of great winemaking, isn??t it?), this wine reveals a dense ruby/purple color in a style somewhat reminiscent of the 1988 but with more power, concentration, and volume. It has a beautifully elegant… Read More »

Chateau Leoville-Las Cases 1996

Ratings By Robert Parker 98 Tasting Notes Having previously rated it nearly perfect, I was apprehensive of a letdown about tasting the 1996 Leoville Las Cases once it had been bottled, but that concern was quickly dismissed once I put my nose in the glass. A profound Leoville Las Cases, it is one of the… Read More »

Chateau Montrose 2004

Ratings By Robert Parker 91 Tasting Notes An impressive effort for the vintage, the 2004 Montrose possesses a deep ruby/purple-tinged color as well as a sweet nose of black fruits intermixed with notions of smoke, cold steel, earth, and subtle background wood. With excellent texture, a sweet ripeness, medium to full body, and moderate tannin,… Read More »

Chateau Rauzan-Gassies 1998

Ratings By Robert Parker 85 Tasting Notes This elegant, soft, fresh, light to medium-bodied, pleasant wine lacks substance as well as depth. It will provide superficial charm over the next 5-7 years. (Wine Advocate #134 Apr 2001) By Robert Parker

Chateau Langoa-Barton 2006

Ratings By Robert Parker 89+ Tasting Notes This tastes more like a Pauillac than a St.-Julien with its big, beefy, tannic overlay and aromas and flavors of black currants, asphalt, leather, and damp earth. Tannic, full-bodied but almost impenetrably closed and broodingly backward, this is a long-term prospect for those with patience. Anticipated maturity: 2018-2030+.(Wine… Read More »

Chateau Palmer 2000

Ratings By Robert Parker 95 Tasting Notes One of the sexiest wines for drinking now and over the next 10-15 years is undoubtedly the 2000 Palmer. A blend of 53% Cabernet Sauvignon and the rest Merlot, the wine has an almost exotic floral nose, soft, undulating tannins, and tremendous opulence and flesh, with a full-bodied… Read More »

Chateau Calon-Segur 2008

Ratings By Robert Parker 90 Tasting Notes A blend of 82% Cabernet Sauvignon, 16% Merlot and 2% Petit Verdot, this is an outstanding wine made in a classic style. The tannins are high, but the wine possesses abundant notes of cedar, licorice, underbrush, black currants and cherries. Medium-bodied and dense, but structured and backward (as… Read More »

Chateau Branaire-Ducru 2002

Ratings By Robert Parker 90 Tasting Notes The successful 2002 exhibits a beautiful, dense ruby/purple color, a lovely concoction of raspberries, cassis, flowers and licorice in the fragrant aromatics, medium to full body, surprising opulence for a 2002, and soft and supple tannin. A beauty, it is ideal for drinking now and over the next… Read More »