Wine Spectator: A spicy thread of sandalwood, cardamom and anise focuses flavors of ripe raspberry, black cherry and plum. It's bright and lightly grippy, with a moderate finish. Drink now th...

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...

Wine Spectator: This has a solid frame, with graphite and roasted cedar holding the core of steeped plum and currant fruit together. A loam hint chimes in on the medium-weight finish. Drink n...

Mike Supple: Dark purple core with a ruby rim. Bright aromas of plum, black cherry and raspberry with a lighter candied violet note. Easy, smooth entry on the palate with nice balance acid...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Bright red-ruby. Inky dark berries and a whiff of meat on the nose. Supple and broad on the palate, with harmonious acidity framing and lifting the smoky red fruit flavors. Of...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: A delicious blend of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, and a whopping 20% Petit Verdot, this estate continues to over-perform its humble pedigree. The 2007 reveals dense, sm...

Wine Spectator: A pure and very silky wine, with a gorgeous mix of damson plum, raspberry, black cherry and plum fruit, laced with graphite and black tea and followed by a long, incense-tinge...

Wine Spectator: Succulent, with plum, blackberry and licorice notes. This has a solid dose of toast, but should absorb that. -J.M.

Wine Spectator: Black licorice and mineral on the nose. Full-bodied, with fine tannins and a fruity finish. Balanced and silky. But turns just a tad chewy.

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Deep ruby. Shows good complexity on the nose, offering red fruit and floral qualities with pungent olive and herb nuances. Spice-accented raspberry and cherry flavors show g...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: Bitch Grenache is sourced from 40- to 60-year-old vines from the Ebenezer sub-region of the Barossa. With the price of Cotes du Rhone soaring due to the weak dollar, I am hard...

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: Another sleeper of the vintage, the opaque ruby/purple-tinged 2009 l'Estang exhibits lots of sweet black currant and black cherry fruit intermixed with a hint of vanillin. Med...

Wine Enthusiast: Smooth and unctuous in texture, this has dense black fruits that edge toward dryness from the tannins. Dark chocolate and licorice notes lend a bitter edge. Rich and modern in...

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

About this Wine: The kernel for Pezat is a vineyard planted literally a pace outside of the Saint Emilion Appellation - towards the river from Chāteau Teyssier near to Branne. Previously this ...

Wine Spectator: A rounded, toasty frame caresses the medium-weight core of plum, fig and blackberry fruit. Stays fresh and open on the finish. Drink now. 5,500 cases made. -JM

About this Wine: Land: A plateau of limestone; bordering slopes with chalk and clay soils....

Alex Lallos: The wine has an orange / ruby-rust color. Dried meats, nectarine, and fresh cherry dominate the nose, while a slight hint of menthol and spice add vibrancy. Surprisingly high ...