Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: This is a terrific effort for this appellation. The wine is medium to full-bodied, with a Burgundian-like floral characteristic intermixed with black cherries, spicy oak, ciga...

Wine Spectator: Elegant, polished, supple and complex, with pretty currant, cedar, anise, sage and tar notes. Turns firmly tannic. Drink now through 2008...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Saturated bright ruby. Aromas of crushed blackberry, licorice, meat and spicy, nutty oak, with a violet topnote providing lift. Sweet and quite primary, with roasted dark berr...

Wine Spectator: Plenty of violet, berry and vanilla in this red. Medium- to full-bodied, with well-integrated tannins and a licorice aftertaste. I like this as much as the 2000. Best after 20...

Wine Spectator: Beautiful aromas of roses, raspberries and cherries. Medium-bodied, with firm and silky tannins and a medium, fruity finish. Shows structure that needs a few years of bottle t...

About this Wine: For this wine, Bob selected hand-made French oak barrels, with medium-plus toast. The wine was aged for 16 months in Francois Freres oak barrels, 58% new oak, 42% one-year...

About this Wine: The Snowden Ranch is located east of the Silverado Trail between Rutherford Hill Road and Taplin Road. The property is a quarter of a mile wide and a mile long. Elevations on ...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2005 Red Table Wine, a blend of 55% Cabernet Sauvignon and 45% Merlot sourced from three premier vineyards. Smoky, forward, ripe, and sweetly-fruited, the wine has layers ...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Palish bright red. Sexy aromas of cherry, raspberry and spices. Juicy, spicy and expressive, conveying lovely pinot freshness of red fruits. My enthusiasm was a bit muted b...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2003 Beaucastel Cotes du Rhone Coudoulet rouge shows notes of tar, scorched earth, herbs, black cherries, more rugged tannins, and a slightly drier, austere finish than th...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: Made from a blend of 50% Merlot, 35% Cabernet Franc, and 15% Cabernet Sauvignon, this is a sensational value-priced wine. It reveals a dense ruby/purple color along with a swe...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Dark ruby. Aromas and flavors of raspberry and cherry, with a vanilla overtone. Silky and smooth, with a lingering finish of clove, mocha and vanilla. Easy-going and very d...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2009 Langhe Nebbiolo is a big, powerful wine endowed with considerable textural richness. Sweet red cherries, tar, mint, flowers and licorice are some of the notes that ta...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2007 Toscana Rosso is a very pretty wine. The warm, radiant personality comes through in the generous, supple red fruit. Rose petal, red cherries and flowers linger on the...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2010 Rosso di Montalcino Ginestreto is a delicate, mid-weight wine graced with exquisite finesse and class. Subtle layers of dark red cherries, crushed flowers, licorice a...

Wine Spectator: Attractive perfumes of berries and cherries. Light- to medium-bodied, with fresh fruit and a short finish.

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Bright ruby-red. Aromas of crushed blackberry and musky espresso. Dense, lush and supple, with the spicy dark berry flavors accented by pepper, licorice and herbs. Plenty of f...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: Dense ruby/purple, with an unctuously sweet kiss of blackberry jam intermixed with raspberries, cherries, licorice, incense and forest floor, the complex aromatics are followe...

Wine Spectator: Intense red licorice, crushed berries and flowers. Medium-bodied, with medium fine tannins and a silky finish...

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