Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Good bright medium ruby. Crushed cassis, tobacco leaf, loam and smoky, flinty minerality on the nose, with medicinal pepper, spice and licorice qualities that reminded me of ...

Jancis Robinson: Looking good! Very St-Estèphe but with the extra fruit of 2009. Lots of both fruit and structure. Smoothness of fruit concentration.

Burghound: A fresh and quite floral nose of earthy and mildly rustic red berry fruit aromas that leads to round, supple and nicely detailed flavors that possess both good intensity and p...

Jancis Robinson: Intense aroma but there's as much citrus as floral and grapey. Very attractive nose, managing both intensity and delicacy. Same is true of the palate and it is nicely and surp...

Jancis Robinson: Complex mix of fruit and meat but also perfumed. Sweet fruit right through the palate, smooth, quite dense, harmonious already though there is a fine framework of tannin and a...

About this Wine: Known mainly for its white wines, the village of Chassagne-Montrachet also produces reds of real quality. No less a person than Camille Rodier held that famous plots like&...

Wine Spectator: A very pretty red for current drinking. Ruby-colored center, and a brick-red edge. Plenty of berry and chocolate aromas. Medium-bodied, with fine, silky tannins and a long, ri...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Good ruby-red. Floral aromas of redcurrant, tobacco and nutty oak. Lush, sweet flavors of boysenberry and cedar; rather full in the mouth. Finishes with sweet, ripe tannins. T...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The Special Selection Cabernet Sauvignon, which spends significant time in oak, can be one of California's most riveting wines. First made in 1975, there have been some except...

Wine Spectator: Silky and elegant. Perfumes of blackberry and cassis follow to a medium-bodied palate with fine tannins and a sweet fruit finish. Very fine indeed.--1989 Bordeaux horizontal. ...

Wine Enthusiast: This comes from one of the top ranges of wines produced by the giant Boisset family group. It is an attractively scented wine, with spice and smoky aromas. The taste is rich, ...

Wine Spectator: Dense with both cherry and currant flavors and dusty tannins, this red is awkward now. There seems to be the requisite fruit to match its firm tannins, but needs time. Best fr...

Wine Spectator: Plush and smoky, displaying apple, butterscotch and grapefruit flavors. Tightens up and tails off a little by the finish. Approachable now. Best from 2013 through 2020. 260 ca...

Burghound: This is both more elegant and more complex with a very pure and pretty red berry fruit nose that reflects notes of mineral, pepper and damp earth that can also be found on the...

Wine Spectator: Apple blossom, pear and tangerine flavors are at the core of this wine, with a nice acidity to give the flavors plenty of intensity and freshness. Drink now. -MW

Wine Spectator: Apple blossom, pear and tangerine flavors are at the core of this wine, with a nice acidity to give the flavors plenty of intensity and freshness. Drink now. -MW

Wine Spectator: Attractive perfumes of berries and cherries. Light- to medium-bodied, with fresh fruit and a short finish.

Wine Spectator: Rich and spiced, with exuberant black cherry, violet, blackberry, licorice and star anise notes. Lightly grippy and balanced, with a bright finish. Drink now through 2015. -A...

Wine Spectator: Intense, well-structured and concentrated, with an array of dried currant, herb, mineral and sage flavors that are focused and framed by tight, chewy tannins. Best from 2010 t...