Charity Anais: Straw gold with flecks of green. The nose if full and expressive, with grilled pineapple, yellow apple, and Mirabelle plum blended seamlessly with pine nut and toasted vanilla...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The stylish 2006 Merlot reveals super-ripe dark fruit, chocolate, cassis, and blackberries on a warm, ample frame, showing notable intensity as well as vitality on the palate....

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...

Chuck Hayward: The color of this beautiful rose is an intense, translucent magenta. Pure aromas of strawberry mash with light, spicy notes make the palate thirst for a taste. Ripe merlot fro...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Bright ruby-red. Black fruits and licorice on the nose; a bit inkier and less expressive than the basic Clos des Andes. Then denser and deeper but less pliant in the mouth, wi...

Wine Spectator: "Smart Buy" Designation: Dark and spicy, with violet notes around the blackberry and mineral flavors, finishing with shades of pepper and smoke. Drink now through 2016. --Harv...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: (70% treixadura, 9% each godello and loureira, 7% torrontes and 5% albarino): Bright gold. An explosively perfumed bouquet evokes fresh melon and apricot, with lively minera...

About this Wine: 6,4 ha in 2 blocks
Oldest plantings: 2004 in sandstone
Youngest plantings: 2008 in Glenrosa
First vintage: 1974
International origin: One of the older cultivars be...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: I know some readers will find it hard to believe, but the 2011 Nostre Pais Blanc's aromas and rich, honeyed, full-bodied texture reminded me of the famous white Chateauneuf du...

Winemaker: Deep red in color and very brilliant. The nose is open and very fruity with pure notes of strawberry and alcohol-preserved cherries along with a few spicy notes. The palate is...

About this Wine: Brunello's junior brethren, 100% Sangiovese from the Ginestreto cru; aged 6 to 9 months in 3.5-hl. barriques and 5/7-hl. tonneaux of medium-toasted Allier oak, then racked...

Jeff Loo: Garnet color at the rim with a slight separation at the rim. The nose show aromas of aged leather, strawberry and cherry, mixed with roasted spice and papillo pepper. The pal...

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: Kirsch and dark plum fruit is succulent, and offset nicely by brisk, chalky minerality, which gives a good driven feel to the finish.-J.M.

Wine Spectator: Shows prominent tobacco leaf and mint aromas, along with a solid core of black cherry, roasted vanilla and spice notes. Fresh, juicy finish lets a loamy edge peek in. Cabernet...

Neil Mechanic: The 22nd Edition of Pleiades has moved in a lighter direction. Incorporating more sangiovese and pinot noir in the blend, plus viognier, syrah, mourvedre, and other varieties....

About this Wine: Primus is one of Chile's top red meritage style wines, a blend of power and finesse that merges Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Carmenère, the lost Bordeaux grape. Carmen...

Wine Enthusiast: This gorgeous Carignano-based wine from the sun-drenched island of Sardinia shows amazing harmony and personality. There are rich and ripe notes here of blackberry, mature che...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2008 Martinet Bru is a bit more forward and elegant. It can be approached now but will benefit from another 2-3 years of cellaring. Mas Martinet is owned by Jose Luis P...

Wine Spectator: Taut with briar and blackberry flavors, this shows sappy black cherry on the finish, with buried minerality. -J.M.