DO – Ribera del DueroGrape100% Tinto Fino / Tempranillo Ratings Robert Parker 92 Tasting Notes The 2006 Valderiz spent 20 months in 60% new, mostly French oak. A glass-coating opaque purple color, it offers up an alluring nose of wood smoke, pencil lead, espresso, leather, black cherry and blackberry. Complex, dense, and layered on the… Read More »
Grape Shiraz Ratings *Penfolds – Icon & Luxury Range Excellent – by Langton’s Classification Australian Wine Robert Parker 96 Jeremy Oliver 90 James Halliday 95 Wine Spectator 94 Tasting Notes Colour : Dark deep red. Nose : Plush, lush, blackberry and loganberry conserve notes offer lifted sweet fruit aromas with the faintest suggestion of savoury… Read More »
DOCa – RiojaGrape 95% Tempranillo5% Graciano Ratings & AwardsRobert Parker 92Silver Medal – International Wine Challenge 2008, UK Tasting Notes Ruby red with purple tiles. Elegant and complex bouquet where aromas of low mount, thyme, Rosemary are perceived. Tobacco and leather notes. In mouth it is round, balanced and warm. Nuances of fruits in liqueur… Read More »
AOC – Pomerol Grape 80% Merlot 20% Cabernet Franc Ratings & AwardsRobert Parker 87 Wine Spectator 87 Rated top 40 in Pomerol by various wine critics. Tasting Notes Underbrush, forest floor, sweet cherry, plum, and caramel aromas emerge from this medium-bodied, seductive, mid-weight Pomerol. It is best consumed over the next 7-8 years. -by Robert… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 93 Tasting Notes A very successful effort for this vintage in the Medoc, this deep ruby/purple-colored Pauillac exhibits class/nobility/breed along with black currant liqueur, licorice, and incense notes. Sweet, expansive, fleshy, and medium to full-bodied, with good structure, ripe tannin, and a long, 30-35 second finish, it can be drunk now,… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 91 Tasting Notes Somewhat closed and reticent after bottling, but still impressive, this 1995 possesses a dark ruby/purple color, as well as an oaky nose with classic scents of cassis, vanillin, cedar, and spice. Dense and medium to full-bodied, with softer tannin and more accessibility than the 1996, but not quite… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 91 Tastings Notes This is another Margaux estate that has become re-energized and is now producing wines consistent with its 150-year-old classification. The dark plum/ruby-colored 2003’s stunning aromatics include flamboyant notes of plums, cedar, burning embers, and dried herbs. Full-bodied, elegant, layered, and rich, yet filled with finesse and delicacy, it… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 87 Tasting Notes An attractive, dark ruby/purple-colored effort, this wine offers sweet cassis fruit, copious new oak, a fleshy, succulent texture, and an attractive, well-balanced finish with nicely integrated acidity and tannin. Consume this sexy Margaux over the next 7-10 years.(Wine Advocate #128 Apr 2000) By Robert Parker
Ratings By Robert Parker 91 Tasting Notes This forward-styled 2005 possesses a dense ruby/purple color in addition to a big, sweet bouquet of roasted herbs, fudge, espresso, figs, and cherry jam. Opulent, even decadent, with low acidity, but high glycerin and fruit extract as well as a flamboyant fleshiness, this is a stunningly impressive, hedonistic,… Read More »