Wine Spectator: Lush and mouthfilling, with a lightly chewy edge framing the dark plum, fig and blackberry fruit. Hoisin sauce and smoldering tobacco notes fill out the full-bodied finish, wh...

Wine Spectator: Spice, dried pineapple, honey and light apricot aromas, like freshly crushed grapes. Full-bodied and very sweet, with masses of crushed fruit character and a long finish. Best...

Wine Enthusiast: A massively rich, ripe, flamboyant wine. Huge in blackberries, cassis, smoked meat, leather, cocoa, pepper and sandalwood flavors that go on and on. Full-bodied, powerful, a h...

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...

Connoisseurs' Guide: Deep, dense and brooding and slow to unfold but gradually making a clear Petite Sirah statement, this sinewy, very full-bodied youngster exhibits plenty of raw power without b...

Wine Enthusiast: Barrel sample. This wine has fine tannins that are relatively soft, with good acidity and dryness. It's not powerful, but with its fine black currant flavor and ripe fruit it ...

Wine Spectator: Shows loads of new toasty wood on the nose, with intensely ripe fruit. Full-bodied, very chewy and slightly austere from the new wood. But should come around beautifully with ...

John Gilman: The 2009 Gravains is cut from the riper side of the Pavelot ledger this year and really comes across as an exotic and exuberant 1990-like wine. The nose is a blend of black ra...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2011 Chablis Butteaux, on the other hand, is all about power. This is a decidedly big, broad-shouldered wine with plenty of depth and sheer fruit, but at the same time the...

About this Wine: This wine is the result of a severe selection using the three traditional grape varieties Sémillon, Sauvignon and Muscadelle.  Each vintage is vinified and aged in tota...

Wine Spectator: Focused blackberry, currant and cherry sauce flavors show notes of sweet tobacco and nicely roasted spice on the finish, with integrated grip.-J.M.

Wine Spectator: A lush, modern style, delivering plenty of power on a supple texture. Possesses definition and balance, intensity and length--just about all you could ask for in a Barbera. Dr...

About this Wine: This wine is made with a selection of Dijon Clones, primarily 113, 114 and 115, using fruit from several diiferent locations on the Estate that are all part of the vineyar...

Burghound: Mild reduction cannot completely hide the floral and lemon peel nuances, the latter of which can also be found on the citrusy middle weight flavors that possess the fine detai...

Wine Spectator: This is alluring, with warm ganache and black tea notes leading the way for velvety-textured fig sauce, plum and crushed blackberry fruit. The long finish is filled with licor...

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...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Pale gold. Powerful, intensely perfumed aromas of limoncello, orange zest, dried peach and iodine, with a bright mineral overtone. Full and broad on entry, then tighter in t...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2009 Chateauneuf du Pape (65% Grenache and the rest Syrah, Mourvedre and Cinsault) is a beauty. Aged completely in foudre, it reveals classic Provencal notes of garrigue, ...

Wine Spectator: A ripe, fleshy style, with lots of fig and mulled blackberry and blueberry fruit. Good toast and ganache notes thread this together, with a muscular feel on the finish. An ove...

Wine Spectator: Shows dried pineapple, honey, pear, caramel and piecrust aromas. Full-bodied and very sweet, with spice, coconut, tropical fruit and apple tart flavors. Long and dense, yet li...