Wine Spectator: An ultrarich Fronsac, with blackberry and fresh herbs on the nose. Full-bodied, with silky tannins and a medium finish. A little short. Starts off great. Score range: 87-90 -J...

Christopher Massie: Beautiful ruby rim, medium ruby to the core. Captivating Gevrey nuances of iron, mineral and peat underscore bright and room-filling aromas of black cherry and currant. Medium...

Mike Supple: Inky purple/black core. Dusty chocolate and violet aromas are underscored by green pepper. On the palate the green pepper is paired with asparagus over chewy tannins. Jammy on...

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...

About this Wine: "This fine, top drawer, Rothschild owned estate has produced a blockbuster '89 with an intensly perfumed nose, luxuriously rich palate and the ability to age for decades. A wi...

About this Wine: Its firm, well-rounded tannins offer a smoothness ever present over the years. Being highly concentrated, it can be left to age  for many years...

Wine Spectator: Still tannic, but there's plenty of fruit and spice to enjoy, if less clearly articulated than in other vintages.--Léoville Las Cases vertical. Drink now through 1994. (HS)

Wine Spectator: A light '96, but offers some very pleasant berry and chocolate aromas and flavors. Medium- to light-bodied, with fresh fruit and a light finish. Best after 2000.

Wine Spectator: Silky stuff, appealing for its texture and pretty blueberry and blackberry flavors, lingering gently on the lithe finish. Drink now. 25,000 cases imported.

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2007 Barolo Monserra shows excellent focus and energy in a core of bright red fruit, flowers and mint. This is an energetic, somewhat nervous style, especially within the ...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The Kesselstatt 2007 Kaseler Niesâ_Tchen Riesling Grosses Gewachs is strikingly if austerely marked by impressions of caraway, lemon zest, toasted nuts, and crushed stone. As ...

Wine Spectator: Solid, with a racy iron and violet frame to the core of sleek red currant, cherry and damson plum fruit. Not big, but with nice cut on the finish. Drink now through 2014. –JM

Wine Spectator: Supple and elegant, with a finely crafted band of spicy currant, black cherry, cedar, anise and light oak shadings. Impressive for its balance and delicacy. Finishes with firm...

Wine Spectator: Lithe and silvery, showing light toast, pencil shaving and grapefruit notes backed by a firm structure. It's well balanced, with moderate length. Drink now. 500 cases imported...

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

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: Aged in 100% new French oak casks for 22 months before bottling, the 1995 Cabernet Sauvignon offers a dark ruby color, followed by a sweet, aggressively woody nose. The pungen...

Wine Spectator: Offers white truffle, blackberry and cherry on the nose. Medium-bodied, with round, silky tannins and a fine, delicious finish. Best after 2014. -JS

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Very ripe aromas of apricot, clove and nut oil; more advanced than I would have predicted following my tasting from barrel a year ago. Plenty of density and acidity here but t...

Wine Spectator: Aromas of vanilla, licorice, mint and berries follow through to a full-bodied palate, with silky tannins and a vanilla cream and raspberry aftertaste. Very jammy style. But it...

About this Wine: "...the third vintage that Cakebread Cellars selected cabernet fruit from the best vineyards of the western as well as eastern sides of the Napa Valley; respectively...made fr...