AOC – PaulliacGrand Cru Classes – 1emeRatings Robert Parker 95Wine Spectator 94Tasting Notes The 1999 Lafite Rothschild sports an engraved "1999" on the bottle along with an eclipse to mark that significant historical event of August, 1999. It is a quintessential offering from Lafite Rothschild. This prodigious wine is both elegant and intensely flavored, and… Read More »
AOC – Paulliac Grand Cru Classes – 1emeRatings Robert Parker 98Wine Spectator 95Tasting Notes A blend of 81% Cabernet Sauvignon and 19% Merlot, this wine represents only 34% of Lafite’s total harvest. In a less than perfect Medoc vintage, it has been spectacular since birth, putting on more weight and flesh over the last year.… Read More »
AOC – Paulliac Grand Cru Classes – 1emeRatings Robert Parker 92Wine Spectator 90Tasting Notes Only 26% of the crop made it into the final blend, resulting in only 15,000 cases of the 1997 Lafite-Rothschild. Readers should not ignore this wine because of the negative press surrounding the 1997 vintage. It boasts an opaque dense purple… Read More »
AOC – Paulliac Grand Cru Classes – 1eme Grape 83% Cabernet Sauvignon , 7% Cabernet Franc , 7% Merlot , 3% Petit VerdotRatings Robert Parker 100Wine Spectator 95 Tasting Notes the 1996 Lafite-Rothschild is unquestionably this renowned estate’s greatest wine. As I indicated last year, only 38% of the crop was deemed grand enough to… Read More »
AOC – Paulliac Grand Cru Classes – 1emeGrape 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Merlot, and 8% Cabernet FrancRatings Robert Parker 95Wine Spectator 96Tasting Notes The 1995 Lafite-Rothschild (only one-third of the harvest made it into the final blend) is a blend of 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Merlot, and 8% Cabernet Franc. The wine was showing spectacularly… Read More »
DOCG – RoeroGrape100% NebbioloRatings Robert Parker 91 Tasting Notes Color: reddish purple Nose : dried rose, spices, black fruits and mint Palate : black fruit, tobacco, spices and tannic Pairing: roasts with polenta, lamb, steak, main courses. -by Official Website The 2005 Roero Riserva Trinita is a gorgeous wine redolent of perfumed raspberries, cherries, flowers… Read More »
DOCG – BarbarescoGrape100% Nebbiolo RatingsRobert Parker 91 Tasting Notes The 2005 Barbaresco Nubiola is an elegant, refined offering. Made in a delicate, feminine style, it possesses highly attractive notes of flowers, spices and small red fruits. Initially somewhat focused, the wine expands beautifully on the palate, where layers of perfumed fruit blossom with notable class… Read More »
DOCG – RoeroGrape100% NebbioloRatings Robert Parker 91 Tasting Notes Color: reddish purple Nose : dried rose, spices, black fruits and mint Palate : black fruit, tobacco, spices and tannic Pairing: roasts with polenta, lamb, steak, main courses. -by Official Website The 2005 Roero Riserva Trinita is a gorgeous wine redolent of perfumed raspberries, cherries, flowers… Read More »
AOC – Champagne Cuvee des Sacres Grape 60% Chardonnay 40% Pinot Noir Tasting Notes A beautiful bright golden robe A wide nose, notes of viennoiserie, gingerbread and dried fruits. A fresh and molten attack. This vintage reveals a champagne that is both light and expressive from the aromatic point of view. –by Official Website *A… Read More »
AOC – Pomerol Grape 80% Merlot 20% Cabernet Franc Ratings & AwardsRobert Parker 83 ~85 Rated top 40 in Pomerol by various wine critics. Tasting Notes Licorice and berry aromas and flavors follow through to a medium body, with chewy tannins and a medium finish. Turns austere on the finish. Little too much. –by Wine… Read More »