Ratings By Robert Parker 90 Tasting Notes Another sleeper of the vintage, this under-priced, beautifully made Pauillac exhibits a deep ruby/purple color along with a sweet bouquet of creme de cassis, licorice, tapenade, and spice box. Medium to full-bodied with silky tannin and low acidity, it is a pure, expressive wine to drink over the… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 87? Tasting Notes A dark ruby/purple color is followed by aromas of cassis, herbs, and underbrush in this spicy, moderately oaky Pauillac. Bitter tannins in the finish make a final judgment somewhat cautionary. Two to three years of cellaring may be beneficial, but whether the fruit or the tannin will last… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 89 Tasting Notes One of the best examples I have recently tasted from this estate, the saturated blue/purple Haut-Bages Liberal offers up notes of incense, licorice, pepper, and cassis. In the mouth, it is fat, juicy, with a certain succulence, low acidity, and ripe tannin. This may be the best wine… 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 87 Tasting Notes A delicious wine, this 1997 reveals plenty of herb, cedary, black currant fruit, medium body, fine concentration and stuffing, low acidity, and a soft, attractive, velvety-textured finish. Neither dense nor long-lived, it is an ideal selection for restaurants as well as consumers looking for a wine to drink… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 87+ Tasting Notes This very good 1996 reveals an element of jammy black currant fruit intermixed with dried roasted herbs, sweet earthy smells, and new oak. It offers excellent definition, moderate tannin, medium to full body, and a long finish. As the wine sits in the glass, elements of the Cabernet… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 85 Tasting Notes The 1995 possesses a bit more depth and intensity than the 1996, but it is also lean and austere. The attractive saturated ruby/purple color suggests plenty of intensity, which is evident on the attack, but, again, the mid-palate is deficient in fruit, glycerin, and concentration, and the finish… Read More »