AOC – Margaux Grand Cru Classe – 2eme Grape 45% Cabernet Sauvignon, 50% Merlot , 5% Petit VerdotRatingsRobert Parker 90 Wine Spectator 90 Tasting Notes One of the more modern-styled wines from the appellation of Margaux, always with a prominent overlay of toasty new oak, espresso roast, and sweet black fruits, this wine seems more… Read More »
AOC – Margaux Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel Grape Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot & Petit Verdot Ratings Robert Parker 90 Wine Spectator 90 Tasting Notes A sleeper of the vintage, this well-known, non-classified growth is a deep ruby/purple-colored effort revealing notions of roasted meats, black truffles, licorice, and loamy earth. Sweet tannin, a rich, chocolaty, black currant fruitiness,… Read More »
AOC – Margaux Second wine of Chateau Palmer Grape Cabernet SauvignonMerlot Petit Verdot Ratings Robert Parker 92 Wine Spectator 89 ~ 91 Tasting Notes Fairly deep color. Very attractive nose features pure fruit aromas that recall black cherry and blackberry. We also pick up violet with some minerality in the background. Powerful, youthful, and complex… Read More »
AOC – Margaux Cru Bourgeois ExceptionnelGrape 43% Cabernet Sauvignon, 45% Merlot, 10% Petit Verdot , 2% Cabernet FrancRatings Robert Parker 87Wine Spectator 91Tasting NotesA beautiful finale to the decade. Bouquet initially demure but promising, with scents ofdark and red fruits and hints of vanilla. Powerful in the mouth, well concentrated, with beautifully ripeand well-rounded tannins.… Read More »
AOC – Margaux Cru Bourgeois ExceptionnelGrape 28% Cabernet Sauvignon, 54% Merlot, 12% Petit Verdot , 6% Cabernet FrancRatingsRobert Parker 89Wine Spectator 92Tasting NotesBeautiful color dark and intense. Nose aromas of red fruit and spices smoked. Final fine, very fruity. Complex, pleasant and tasty wine.-by Offical WebsiteHighly-extracted, powerful, chewy, ripe black currant aromas mixed with fennel,… Read More »
AOC – Saint Julien Grand Cru Classe – 4emeRatings Robert Parker 89 Wine Spectator 91 Tasting Notes It’ s a racy wine, with complex marks of Havana and licorice, classically delicious without ever the slightest hint of austerity. -by Offical Website This fruity, soft, somewhat commercial, mid-weight St.-Julien offers sweet black cherry and currant fruit… Read More »
AOC – Pomerol Grape 80% Merlot 20% Cabernet Franc Ratings & Awards Robert Parker 90 Wine Spectator 91 Rated 17 / 20 by Jancis Robinson Rated top 40 in Pomerol by various wine critics. Tasting Notes With a stricter selection, I suspect Clos du Clocher could be one of the outstanding estates of the appellation.… Read More »
AOC – MedocCru Bourgeois ExceptionnelGrape 46% Cabernet Sauvignon36% Merlot16% Cabernet Franc 2% Carmenere Ratings Robert Parker 88Wine Spectator 86 Tasting Notes One of the most consistently impressive estates in the northern Medoc, Potensac’ s 2006 (made by the same winemaking team that produces the great Leoville Las Cases) reveals a deep ruby hue, notes of… Read More »