Wine Spectator: This smooth, silky white delivers pretty Key lime, Meyer lemon, passion fruit and melon notes that are elegant, balanced and delightfully tangy. all leading to the juicy finis...

Wine Spectator: Thick and spicy, with unctuous, still slightly raw-seeming layers of apricot, peach and fig. Ginger cream and green tea check in on the finish. Rather backward still, but ther...

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...

Wine Spectator: This is wonderfully pure and unadorned, with a thoroughly engaging, vibrant beam of linzer torte and steeped cherry notes coursing along, with only embers of singed spice and ...

Wine Spectator: Light and fresh, with a peppery edge to the pretty apple and pear flavors. Lingers gently and enticingly. Drink now. -HS

Mike Supple: Opaque purple core with a ruby rim. Pretty floral aromas over dark plum, cassis and cherry fruits with a toasted biscuit note, all accented by fresh anise. The palate is rich ...

Wine Spectator: Expressive aromas of cherry and spicy vanilla lead to festive raspberry and apple flavors, which finish on a dry, minerally note. Drink now through 2013. -TF

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Dark ruby. Deeply pitched dark berries and dried flowers on the nose, with a brighter red fruit quality emerging with air. Spicy raspberry and blackberry flavors coat the pala...

Roland Hankerson: Ruby hue. At first, this still tightly-wound nose needs a little coaxing to share a bouquet of white pepper, violets and bright red fruit with hints of rhubarb interspersed. T...

Wine Spectator: Coated with suave toast and packed with ripe linzer torte, boysenberry and blackberry fruit, this displays great drive and energy, with mouthwatering anise and graphite drivin...

Wine Spectator: Pineapple, lemon, green apple and nectarine flavors are mingled with a crunchy acidity, making this refreshing and lively. This is smooth, aromatic and balanced, especially on...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Dark ruby. Spicy cherry and dark berries on the nose, with hints of rose and violet adding complexity. Lively and focused on the palate, showing sweet raspberry and kirsch fla...

About this Wine: "a red fruity, spicy wine, a great complexity in aromas, well balanced between fruit and tannin, long at the palate, harmonious and fine."

Wine Spectator: Features firm chalk and charcoal notes along the edges, with a mix of crushed plum and red currant fruit at the core. The bright, fresh finish lets the minerality meld with th...

Wine Spectator: A dense, ripe Syrah, with a meaty core of macerated black plum, linzer torte and fig paste notes that display nuances of game, spice and tar. Light tannins lift the long, ling...

James Suckling: Blueberries, raspberries, licorice, and flowers on the nose. Full body, with ultra-fine tannins and a racy and long finish. This is a wine, with form and finesse. Best ever fr...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: Gros is a notorious late harvester and naturalist, and his 2011 La Fleur Morange Mathilde (100% Merlot) is bottled early in order to give consumers a joyous, fruit-driven, hed...

Wine Spectator: Refined and creamy, with delicate acidity that finds fine balance with the layers of poached apple and pear, lemon cake, ground ginger, smoke and almond cream flavors. Very el...

Neal Martin's Wine Journal: The Cruzelles is a blend of 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc picked between the 5th and 12th September and 19th September respectively. It is being aged in 50% new oak. It ha...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: Calera's 2011 Pinot Noir Central Coast wafts from the glass with freshly cut flowers, sweet red berries and mint. This is a fairly laid-back vintage for the wine, with less of...