Wine Spectator: A kiss of toast gives way to nicely firm flavors of tobacco, red currant and iron, which stay slightly taut through the finish. Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon. ...

Jancis Robinson: Very deep crimson. Very well-mannered nose. Nicely integrated. Very tender wine. Fermentation in concrete with long skin contact. Mulberries. Very charming. Not obviously Maur...

Roland Hankerson: Ruby hue. At first, this still tightly-wound nose needs a little coaxing to share a bouquet of white pepper, violets and bright red fruit with hints of rhubarb interspersed. T...

Alex Shaw: Dark ruby core with a light rim. Expressive aromas of Bing cherry and raspberry with a touch of wildflowers on a bright, fresh nose. Soft and lush, with vibrant, well-balanced...

Alex Shaw: Deep purple straight to the rim. Blackberry and plum reveal themselves on the nose, along with bright notes of mint and wild herbs and a touch cedar. Beautifully textured on...

Devon Magee: Translucent ruby hue. A young Pommard, this is still tight on the nose, yet offers glimpses of its complexity with aromas of spice box and red cherry, along with a pure mentho...

Wine Spectator: Well-balanced, with firm tannins wrapped around a core of minty currant and blackberry fruit. Offers enough tannin for two vintages...

Alex Shaw: Dark red fruits of black cherry and macerated strawberry are prominent on the nose, which also shows more subtle notes of cranberry, freshly turned earth and a hint of eucalyp...

Geoffrey Binder: Light garnet core with a pale pink rim. A gorgeous, expressive nose offers wild strawberry, piquant red fruits and a touch of cola and spice. Soft on entry, this is fresh an...

Cory Gowan: Pale salmon in color with lots of bright, golden tinges. Big aromas of white flowers and loads of strawberry on the nose. On the palate it's dry, with lots of delicate strawbe...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Good medium yellow. Subdued aromas of ripe peach and stone, with hints of iodine and smoke. Fairly lush in the mouth but with a firm rocky underpinning to the peach and spice ...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2007 Merlot, on the other hand, is just plain delicious. The wine possesses notable depth and inner sweetness, with waves of dark fruit, chocolate, spices and French oak t...

Mike Supple: Bright ruby core with a salmon rim. Strawberry and raspberry aromas are supported by a rich clay minerality and a light rose petal lift. Nice ripe raspberry fruit on the entry...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: There are 1,000 cases of the exceptional, black/purple-colored 1997 Darmagi Cabernet Sauvignon (3-4% Cabernet Franc was added to the blend). With abundant quantities of smoky,...

Elizabeth Becker: Star-bright and pale in the glass. The nose is clean with lemon peel, crabapple, salty mineral, and green fennel. On the palate, the wine shows apple and lifted herbal notes. ...

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...

Wine Spectator: Firm and focused, a jazzy mouthful of spicy blackberry, black pepper and violet flavors that harmonize nicely on the graceful finish. Approachable now, but can age. Best after...

Burghound: green fruit, straw and earth-infused nose merges into rich, round and nicely fleshy middle weight flavors that are unusually supple and forward, all wrapped in a tangy, dry, c...

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...