Wine Spectator: Slightly simple. Dark ruby-garnet color, with an inky center. Ripe berry, oyster and mushroom aromas. Medium-bodied and velvety in texture, with good fruit flavors and a mediu...

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: This delivers a good, direct beam of cassis and blackberry fruit, with licorice and warm stone notes framing the finish. Rather direct but nicely put together. Drink now throu...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: Pretty, with violet and berry aromas. Medium-bodied, with good fruit and fine, slightly austere tannins...

Burghound: A very Chassagne nose of pepper, warm earth, underbrush and somewhat somber dark pinot fruit leads to rich, round and delicious middle weight flavors that are notably more ser...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Bright medium red-ruby. Varietally accurate aromas of cherry, cassis, tobacco and licorice are lifted by a floral topnote. Supple, vinous and suave, with good lift to the red ...

Wine Spectator: From what's considered an average vintage in Sauternes, this is a surprisingly good Yquem. Lively, with good acidity, of medium body and with lemon, pineapple, orange and choc...

Wine Spectator: Firm and austere. It offers full, slightly dry tannins, with cherry, licorice and light herbal flavors. Needs time to soften; best after 2002.

Wine Spectator: Slightly stewed, but with good berry and herb character. Full-bodied, with silky tannins and a fruity finish. Comes clean on the palate. Delicious. Best after 2007. 1,665 case...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: This property has turned in a very good effort in 1989. It possesses a deep ruby/garnet color, a sweet, chewy, dense texture, full body, plenty of alcohol, and moderately high...

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 Spectator: Pure Caymus, only on a slightly muted scale. The currant, plum, dried cherry, anise and spicy flavors are neatly layered, and the texture and tannins are smooth and polished. ...

About this Wine: "Produced by Bellevue, the is an excellent Bordeaux Blend. From the St Emilion Bordeaux area of France, this Bordeaux Blend features a Dry taste and Red color."

Wine Spectator: This tangy red offers spicy cherry, plum and game notes on a medium- to full-bodied frame, with hints of smoke and licorice filling in the slightly grippy finish. Drink now. ...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Deep red. Aromas of currant, loam, dark chocolate and smoky oak. Intensely flavored but much dryer than the shiraz, with firm acids giving it strong backbone. Finishes with st...

Wine Spectator: Intense, well-structured and concentrated, with an array of dried currant, herb, mineral and sage flavors that are focused and framed by tight, chewy tannins. Best from 2010 t...

About this Wine: "Deep dark ruby in color, the aromas reflect classic Rutherford notes of black cherry and currant, with licorice, loam and dried herb components. The wine is medium to full bo...

Wine Spectator: Loads of smoky, meaty and berry aromas and flavors in this wine. Full-bodied, with lots of berry, tobacco character and a medium-chewy finish that's slightly papery.--1989 Bor...

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...

Wine Spectator: Dense with both cherry and currant flavors and dusty tannins, this red is awkward now. There seems to be the requisite fruit to match its firm tannins, but needs time. Best fr...