Wine Spectator: Showing a mix of loamy earth, stewed berry, mineral, graphite and cedar notes, this is full-bodied, intense, balanced and focused. Young and backward, this one may surprise. B...

Wine Spectator: Dark, racy and aromatic, as hints of spice box, cedar and underbrush highlight the pure blackberry, cassis and raspberry flavors. Well-balanced, as fine tannins and a long, co...

Wine Front: Beautiful aromas, pure of fruit and gently savoury, dash of pepper, a touch of concentrated dried fruit character, but lending character not distraction. There's a soft ferrou...

Wine Spectator: This has overt spiced toast, anise and mocha notes to soak up, but there's a good core of black cherry and blueberry fruit that should be up to the task. Slightly rustic cedar...

Wine Spectator: A dark, rich, yet creamy red, with jammy cassis, blueberry compote and fig paste flavors woven together with layers of licorice and smoke notes. Firm tannins frame the oaky fi...

Wine Spectator: Displays richness and a well of black cherry and blackberry fruit, shaded by vanilla and toast. Balanced, yet set firmly in the modern camp, with wood and grape tannins mingli...

Wine Spectator: This amber dessert wine is rich and viscous on the palate, with date, fig, honey and clove notes. Intense and sweet, without being sugary. Drink now through 2020. -TM

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2010 Amuse Bouche is a bit brighter and more focused than the 2009. Firm yet well-integrated tannins support the fruit in this nicely delineated, chiseled wine. Plums, dar...

Wine Spectator: Got patience? You'll need it to wait this brute out fully. A chunk of tar sits between you and the core of black currant, hoisin sauce and roasted Black Mission fig fruit flav...

Wine Spectator: Got patience? You'll need it to wait this brute out fully. A chunk of tar sits between you and the core of black currant, hoisin sauce and roasted Black Mission fig fruit flav...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: Daphne and Bart Araujo have fulfilled all the expectations of Eisele Vineyard Cabernet fans. They have taken one of the greatest Cabernet vineyards of Napa Valley and, with t...

Wine Spectator: This wine builds intensity and depth, with a youthful, vibrant core of black cherry, currant and wild berry. Deftly balanced, with firm tannins and fine structure, the finish ...

Wine Spectator: Friendly and forward, showing butter, lightly singed almond and creamed melon flavors offset by a note of yellow apple skin on the finish. Shows good length, with the plump fe...

About this Wine: "...The aromas are a wonderful ebb and flow of fruit and mineral. Look for an immediate hit of peach with apricot fruit that flows into double baked wheat cracker yeast, then ...

Wine Spectator: This isn't shy, with flashy mocha, toasted raisin, cinnamon and pastis aromas rushing forth, but there's sleek, integrated structure and solid layers of linzer torte, plum pāt...

Wine Spectator: Remarkably complex and well-made, with a core of earthy currant, black cherry, beet root, anise, tobacco and cedary notes. Turns earthier on the finish, in a pleasing way, wit...

About this Wine: 66% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Sangiovese, 9% Petite Sirah, and 8% Merlot

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Deep inky ruby. Pure, refined aromas of fresh blackcurrant, minerals, violet and coffee liqueur. Then pure and suave in the mouth, with excellent density to the blackberry and...

About this Wine: The Castello di Brolio expresses the refined elegance that only the specific terroir of Brolio could produce. It is the "great wine" achieved by selecting the best grapes of B...

Wine Spectator: A fruity Chianti, delivering attractive berry and vanilla aromas and flavors. Medium- to full-bodied, with silky tannins and a delicious finish. Balanced and very pretty. A ne...