Category Archives: Tasting Notes

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Ratings By Robert Parker 93 Tasting Notes As I predicted from barrel, this stunning effort is a wine to buy by the case. Its opaque ruby/purple color is followed by aromas of graphite, barbecue smoke, blackberries and black currants. The full-bodied, textured 2008 Saint-Pierre reveals a skyscraper-like mouthfeel along with tremendous viscosity and unctuosity. One… Read More »

Ratings By Robert Parker 86 Tasting Notes Dark ruby/purple with a pleasant, straightforward nose of plums, flowers, underbrush, and licorice, the medium-bodied 2002 possesses a good attack and mid-palate, but then finishes abruptly. Drink it over the next 6-7 years.(Wine Advocate #158 Apr 2005) By Robert Parker

Ratings By Robert Parker 87 Tasting Notes Batailley’s 1996 is a well-structured, old style Pauillac with a dense ruby/purple color, earthy, cedar-tinged, black currant fruit in the aromatics and flavors, medium body, an excellent mid-palate, good depth, and a moderately tannic, firm, but pure finish. This very good to excellent Batailley will keep for two… Read More »

Ratings by Robert Parker 90 Tasting Notes A sleeper of the vintage, this noteworthy effort offers a deep ruby/purple color along with a sweet, expressive bouquet of spring flowers, blackberries, and cassis. Abundant fruit, supple tannin, medium body, and a silky mouthfeel result in an irresistible claret. Enjoy it over the next 10-14 years.(Wine Advocate… Read More »

Ratings By Robert Parker (82-85) Tasting Notes Weedy, with moderately high tannin in the finish, this dark ruby/purple-colored Pauillac offers sweet cassis, dried herbs, and earth aromas. After good ripeness on the attack, the wine becomes more compressed. Anticipated maturity: 2003-2012.(Wine Advocate #128 Apr 2000) By Robert Parker

Ratings By Robert Parker 77 Tasting Notes This firm, tannic hard, and austere wine displays an impressive dark ruby/purple color as well as some background underbrush and black currants, but the tannins dominate in a wine that is somewhat weedy and a strong candidate to dry out in a decade or more.(Wine Advocate #181 Feb… Read More »

DO – Montsant Grape 40% Garnacha 30% Carinena 25% Cabernet Sauvignon 5% Syrah Rating 90 points by WINE ENTHUSIAST Tasting Notes Coca I Fito’s 2009 Jaspi Negre is a blend of 40% Garnacha, 30% Carinena, with the balance Cabernet Sauvignon and Tempranillo aged 4 months in French and American oak. Earthy minerals, licorice, espresso, violets,… Read More »

Region McLaren Vale Grape Shiraz Tasting Notes Rich, complex, earthy flavors emerge nicely on the firm-textured palate, mingling cherry, mint, gamy and spicy notes in a unique profile. Packs a lot of character into a solid frame, and the flavors last impressively. Best from 2003 through 2010. 790 cases made -91 pts by Wine Spectator… Read More »

Region Pyrenees Grape Chardonnay Pinot Noir Pinot Meunier Taltarni Brut Tache is a delicate and refreshing sparkling wine, Made from a classic blend of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir & Pinot Meunier from Victoria and Tasmania. Tache: the French word for stained. At disgorgrment Taltarni Brut Tache is stained with red wine, which imparts the unique taste… Read More »