Tag: 2006

Top 10 Wine 2006

Lafaurie-Peyraguey Sauternes 2003

Lafaurie-Peyraguey Sauternes 2003 97 / $45 Bordeaux 6,520 cases made Lafaurie-Peyraguey has produced some of Sauternes’ most powerful wines for more than two decades. The 2003 is no exception—Bordeaux’s hottest summer on record produced a full-bodied dessert wine with incredibly intense apricot and honey aromas. To achieve that concentration, the château uses more than 90 [...]

Top 10 Wine 2006

Brancaia – Toscana Il Blu 2004

Brancaia Toscana Il Blu 2004 96 / $70 Tuscany 4,100 cases made Born of the successful team of owner-winemaker Barbara Kronenberg-Widmer and consultant Carlo Ferrini, Il Blu is the flagship of the Swiss Widmer family’s Chianti Classico estate. The family also owns Brancaia in Maremma, on Tuscany’s coast. This perfectly balanced super Tuscan is a [...]

Top 10 Wine 2006

Shiraz Barossa Valley Bella’s Garden 2004

Two Hands Shiraz Barossa Valley Bella’s Garden 2004 95 / $50 Australia 1,500 cases imported Two Hands, a partnership of Richard Mintz and Michael Twelftree, has quickly become one of Australia’s powerhouses. Of the half-dozen regional wines Two Hands makes from purchased grapes, the Barossa-based Bella’s Garden Shiraz is always among the best. Sixteen vineyards [...]

Red Wine

Mollydooker – Shiraz McLaren Vale Carnival of Love 2006

Mollydooker Shiraz McLaren Vale Carnival of Love 2006 95 points / $80 4,738 cases made Australia Carnival of Love is made with grapes from three contiguous blocks of the Gateway Vineyard, the same site that produces the Mollydooker Shiraz Velvet Glove. Sarah and Sparky Marquis find that they best capture color and fresh fruit character [...]