Wine Spectator: Dark and ripe, with a lush edge to the plum sauce and dark fig notes that's held in check by a charcoal frame. Bitter orange and Campari hints flash through the finish, with a...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: A terrific wine from proprietor Thierry Gaudrie, this wine, which has a similar blend to the La Vieille Cure (73% Merlot, 18% Cabernet Franc and the rest Cabernet Sauvignon), ...

Wine Spectator: Dense but fresh, with a saturated core of blackberry pâte de fruit, anise and plum sauce that races along with vibrant spice and graphite notes. The long finish shows cut and ...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2008 reveals supple tannins along with delicious, up-front smoky barbecue notes intermixed with black cherry and black currant fruit. This medium-bodied, silky 2008 is ide...

Wine Front: Some honeysuckle fragrance, melon and citrus on a light, fresh palate. It's a little backwards and folded in on itself at present, but given a few years should stretch out, so...

Wine Spectator: Firm and juicy, with a tannic grip to the crisp dried berry and cherry flavors, which feature plenty of rich, dark chocolate accents. Finishes with red plum and mineral notes....

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2010 Grand Barossa Riesling is intensely scented of honeysuckle, lime leaf, grapefruit and kumquat. Light-bodied, dry and crisp in the mouth, with good concentration, it h...

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: This muscular red shows roasted plum, beefy and earthy flavors on a broad frame. There's good concentration, and enough acidity to keep the finish fresh. Drink now through 201...

Wine Spectator: Ripe and juicy, with a succulent edge to the cassis, plum and blueberry fruit, which stays defined through the spice-tinged finish. The fresh aftertaste is accessible now, wit...

Wine Spectator: A muscular, sinewy red, with concentrated red cherry, plum and pepper flavors. Intense licorice and spice notes fill the finish. Drink now through 2012. 60 cases imported. -KM

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Bright purple. Spice-accented aromas of black raspberry, rose and licorice, with a strong note of white pepper. Bitter cherry and blackberry flavors show very good intensity a...

Wine Spectator: Solidly built, with thickly layered fig, blueberry and açaí berry flavors pumping along, supported by still-chewy ganache and tobacco notes. An accent of roasted apple wood dr...

Wine Spectator: Excellent concentration of fruit here, with crushed blackberries. Full and juicy, with medium chewy tannins and a fresh finish. Impressive. Best ever from here.

Wine Spectator: Plush and nicely toasty, with an alluring espresso note backed by ample dark plum and black currant fruit. There's a velvety feel through the finish, with fine charcoal stitch...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: A terrific wine from proprietor Thierry Gaudrie, this wine, which has a similar blend to the La Vieille Cure (73% Merlot, 18% Cabernet Franc and the rest Cabernet Sauvignon), ...

Wine Spectator: This has concentration and depth, with a very gravelly undertow to the dark plum and cassis fruit, all framed by a mouthwatering tobacco edge. Shows depth and drive on the fin...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Pale yellow. White pepper, spices and dusty minerality on the nose. Then surprisingly sweet and pliant on the palate, with strong, persistent flavors of citrus and white sto...

Burghound: An overtly exotic nose of Mandarin orange and grapefruit slides into rich, full and generous flavors that possess ample mid-palate concentration and pretty good detail and whi...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Pale bright yellow. Subtle aromas of grapefruit pith, anise, fresh herbs and white pepper: a real essence of sauvignon blanc. Dusty, lively and intense; a refreshing wine w...