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...

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...

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 ...

Wine Spectator: A beautiful perfume of flowers, mushroom and forest underbrush marks this maturing Barolo, which is tight and linear, with fine tension and mineral elements, followed by notes...

Wine Spectator: Web Only 2008 - A tightly wound, structured white, with creamy vanilla, sweet corn and floral aromas and flavors. There's fine harmony and balance, but this will take a few ye...

Wine Spectator: Impressive dried cherry and berry aromas, with just a hint of spicy chocolate. Full-bodied and very rich, with loads of fruit and rich, velvety tannins. Big and powerful Brune...

Wine Spectator: Supple and elegantly balanced, with a rich, complex core of earthy currant, black cherry, herb, sage, spice and cedar, holding a tight focus and finishing with ripe, integrate...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: ($185; bottled with a screwcap) Good full ruby. Tangy red berries, spices, iron and mocha on the nose; a bit cooler than the 2004 bottling. Then juicy, spicy and tight; less l...

Wine Spectator: Tightly wound, with firm, earthy tannins and a supple mix of earthy currant, loamy earth, anise, sage and cedar notes. Drink now through 2009.

About this Wine: "From a historic site in Oakville, a Cabernet Sauvignon hall of fame, this wines features rich fruit and roasted coffee flavors, mouth-filling concentration and firm but suppl...

Wine Spectator: Distinctive in its earthy style, with the fruit showing through the cedary, wet wood and tobacco flavors that dominate this medium-weight, elegantly balanced wine. Some may fi...

Wine Spectator: Firm and tight, with loamy earth, graphite, dried currant and berry fruit, as well as hints of underbrush. Full-bodied, intense and complex, turning a bit simpler on the finis...

Wine Spectator: Teases with subtle flavor nuances wrapped in a tight, tannic, austere package, with a core of beefy, leathery currant, sage and tobacco flavors. Hard-edged tannins on the fini...

Wine Enthusiast: Soft, silky and fruity, filled with fresh, ripe raspberries, cherries, red currants, cola, mocha, sandalwood and cinnamon spice. Pleasant and easy to drink. - S.H.

Wine Spectator: Tightly wound, with firm, chewy tannins wrapped around dense dried berry, licorice and loamy earth flavors. Needs time to spread its wings. Drink now through 2016. -JL

Connoisseurs' Guide: The slightly richer and more ambitious of the Carmel Road pair, this weighty, well-ripened Chardonnay combines extracted, ripe apple fruit with a full dose of sweet oak and hi...

Wine & Spirits: Pale and creamy from start to finish, this has hints of richness from aging on the lees while the flavors remain tight and clean. Chill it for hamachi kama.

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: (30% each of grenache, cinsault and syrah, with 10% mourvedre): Vivid pink. High-pitched aromas of strawberry and raspberry, with a deeper cherry pit quality emerging with a...

Wine Spectator: A gamy, herbaceous style, with spice, tea, currant and cedar notes, it's well-balanced, with a dash of dill on the finish. Firmly tannic, it's at a good drinking stage.--Calif...

Wine Spectator: This wine exhibits a vibrant core of ripe, juicy plum and black cherry fruit framed by tight cedary oak and wood flavors. The tannins are ripe and firm on the finish. A step u...