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Bordeaux 2004 Offers Tasting notes
are from the Wine
Advocate written by Robert Parker. Bordeaux 2004 is a good, classic vintage with the prospect of being accessible fairly early in the wines life. We include delivery to your bonded cellar in the price and if you wish we can arrange cellarage at very competitive prices. As part of the offer we also give ongoing monitoring and advice as to when will be the best time is to sell all or part of your portfolio. All prices are subject to availability and 10% commission. If you wish to order then please click here and let us know the wines that you wish to purchase.
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Lafite-Rothschild Review
by Robert Parker Only 40% of the crop made it into the 2004 grand vin, which is the antithesis of the opulent, powerful, concentrated 2003. The linear, elegant 2004 is a classic Lafite, revealing cassis, raspberry, graphite, and new earth-like characteristics. With terrific concentration, medium body, fresh acidity, and a vibrant, stylish taste, this blend of 90.5% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Merlot, and 0.5% Petit Verdot should be at its finest between 2010-2030. £950 per 12 bottles in a Château marked wooden box. Delivery to a UK address included on delivery in 2007. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
2004 Chateau Margaux Review
by Robert Parker Always the consummate professional, Paul Pontallier is pleased with the 2004 Margaux, considering it to be a revelation after the final blend was made. The articulate Pontallier called it "neo-classic" to suggest the sweetness of the tannins and a style that he finds similar to 1996. Only 40% of the crop was included in the final blend (78% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Merlot, and 4% Petit Verdot), and it has a very high index of polyphenols (tannins). The harvest was completed between October 1 - 19. The 2004 is a streamlined, graceful example of Chateau Margaux with a deep plum/ruby/purple colour and attractive black currant fruit intermixed with notions of white flowers, oak, and cherries. Rigidly constructed, with a lovely, medium-bodied texture, and tremendous purity, it will undoubtedly close down and need some time in the bottle. This beauty should be at its finest between 2010-2025. By the way, the brilliant 2004 is the finest Pavillon Blanc (100% Sauvignon Blanc) since the 2001. £970 per 12 bottles in a Château marked wooden box. Delivery to a UK address included on delivery in 2007. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2004
Haut Brion Review
by Robert Parker An atypically high percentage of Merlot (61%) in addition to 19% Cabernet Franc, and 20% Cabernet Sauvignon make up the 2004 Haut-Brion. Fifty-five percent of the production was utilized for the grand vin, a surprisingly forward, charming, silky effort despite the relatively high tannin. In fact, it reminded me of the 1985 even though those vintage conditions have nothing in common with 2004 other than high yields. In any event, the 2004 is a beautiful effort that is far superior to the 2002. Soft, gentle, and gracious, with a deep plum/ruby/purple colour, it offers up aromas of smoked herbs, sweet plums and black cherries, and hints of mulberries as well as earth. Medium-bodied, structured, pure, round, and seductive, with a long finish, there is more here than meets the eye and the palate. Anticipated maturity: 2009-2024. £880 per 12 bottles in a Château marked wooden box. Delivery to a UK address included on delivery in 2007. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
2004 Mouton-Rothschild
Review by
Robert Parker This estate's harvest began on September 29 and ended on October 15. Unlike the massive, tannic, blockbuster 2003, Mouton's 2004 is a more linear, streamlined effort fashioned from a blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot, 12% Cabernet Franc, and 3% Petit Verdot. It possesses a deep ruby/purple colour along with classic aromas of crème de cassis, pain grille, espresso, spice, and cedar. Medium-bodied and fragrant, but not profoundly deep or concentrated (a characteristic of most 2004s), it offers good sweetness, crisp acidity, and loads of purity as well as length. Consider it a modern day version of their 1966 or 1988. Anticipated maturity: 2011-2028. £850 per 12 bottles in a Château marked wooden box. Delivery to a UK address included on delivery in 2007. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
2004 Montrose Review
by Robert Parker Montrose's harvest occurred between September 24 and October 15, and an unusually high percentage (73%) of the production made it into the final blend. A blend of 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, and the rest Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, it is a classic St.-Estephe offering a deep purple colour, sweet, smoky, blackberry, blueberry, and cassis fruit, medium body, and zesty acidity. This pure 2004 is not a blockbuster (such as the 2003 and 2000), but rather a refined, linear, fresh wine that will undoubtedly shut down given its high tannin level. Anticipated maturity: 2009-2020+ A very worthy follow-up to the famous 2003 even if the style is different - excellent winemaking here at the moment. Blackish crimson and very little nose at first. Lots of sweet fruit on the front palate, then fine tannins. Sandy, not aggressive tannins. Relatively advanced. Neat well-mannered - quite a statement in the context of many relatively aggressive wines. Elegant and 'just' 12.8% alcohol. You certainly wouldn't come across this sort of wine anywhere but Bordeaux. Relatively light at the moment but the winemaker is convinced it will put on flesh later, like the 1996s. - Jancis Robinson, JancisRobinson.com We believe
that the Montrose 2004 is superior to the Cos D'Estournel 2004,
which is selling for £450. It is our opinion that the Montrose
is marvellous value for money and when Robert Parker retastes the
wines, our view will prevail.
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