AOC – Paulliac Grand Cru Classes – 1eme Ratings Robert Parker 89 Wine Spectator 96 Tasting Notes A spectacular Latour, the 1996 may be the modern day clone of the 1966, only riper. This vintage, which is so variable in Pomerol, St.-Emilion, and Graves, was fabulous for the late-harvested Cabernet Sauvignon of the northern Medoc… Read More »
AOC – Paulliac Grand Cru Classes – 1eme Ratings Robert Parker 99 Wine Spectator 94 Tasting Notes A beauty, the opaque dense purple-colored 1995 exhibits jammy cassis, vanillin, and minerals in its fragrant but still youthful aromatics. Medium to full-bodied, with exceptional purity, superb concentration, and a long, intense, ripe, 40-second finish, this is a… Read More »
AOC – Paulliac Grand Cru Classes – 1 eme Ratings Robert Parker 94+ Wine Spectator 94 Tasting Notes The final blend of 83% Cabernet Sauvignon and 17% Merlot exhibits tell-tale black currant liqueur, incense, charcoal and floral-like characteristics. The oak is pushed to the background, one of the major improvements director Philippe Dalhuin has made… Read More »
AOC – Paulliac Grand Cru Classes – 1 eme Ratings Robert Parker 94 Wine Spectator 92 Tasting Notes Composed of 81% Cabernet Sauvignon and 19% Merlot, the deep purple-colored 2007 Mouton reveals sweet aromas of creme de cassis, subtle oak, and flowers. Medium to full-bodied and elegant with sweet tannin as well as flavors and… Read More »
AOC – Paulliac Grand Cru Classes – 1 eme Ratings Robert Parker 98+ Wine Spectator 94 Tasting Notes A sensational effort, the 2006 Mouton Rothschild exhibits an opaque purple color as well as a classic Mouton perfume of creme de cassis, flowers, blueberries, and only a hint of oak. Dalhuin told me that in whisky… Read More »
AOC – Paulliac Grand Cru Classes – 1 eme Ratings Robert Parker 96 Wine Spectator 95 Tasting Notes The 2005 Mouton Rothschild will have to take a back seat to the prodigious 2006, but administrator Philippe Dalhuin deserves considerable credit for pushing Mouton to higher quality levels over recent years. A blend of 85% Cabernet… Read More »
Grape100% ShirazRatings & Awards/ Gold Medal – Challenge du Vin France 2009/ Rated 4 stars by WINESTATE/ Silver Medal – Finger Lake International Wine Competition 2009Tasting NotesColour: Intense red purpleBouquet: Huge lifted fresh flavours of spice and pepper with ripe cherry berry fruit balance with cedar oakPalate: Big long intense mouthful of ripe berry fruit,… Read More »
AOC – Saint Estephe Cru Bourgeois Superieur Grape: 50% Cabernet Sauvignon 35% Merlot 15% Cabernet Franc Ratings : Robert Parker 85 Tasting Notes: I rarely see Calon Segur?ˉs second wine, but the inimitable Madame Gasqueton offered the 2006 Capbern Gasqueton for tasting during my visit to this northerly, gorgeous chateau. It is a soft, pleasant, bistro-styled… Read More »