Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Pale gold. High-pitched aromas and flavors of orange, green apple and fresh fig, with a gingery top note. Lithe and precise, with excellent finishing clarity and lingering fl...

About this Wine: The Beringer Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon is the utmost expression of each vintage and the terroir of the Napa Valley. The collaboration between winemaking and viticultu...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Pale yellow. Reticent nose hints at wet stone and soft citrus fruits. Rich and fat, with broad, palate-saturating peach and mineral flavors. Nicely integrated acidity gives...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: Puech-Haut's 2009 Coteaux du Languedoc Saint-Drezery Quercus - named for a prominent oak tree at this spot in their vineyards, not for oak employed in elevage - represents the...

Wine Spectator: Aromas of coffee bean, tobacco and plum follow through to a full body, with chewy tannins and a long finish. A little rustic, but rich and youthful. Chewy. It would be better ...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2009 Rosso di Montalcino is a gorgeous wine bursting with dark red fruit. It shows plenty of harmony and fine overall balance. Sweet spices and flowers linger on the warm,...

Wine Spectator: Fresh and lively, this is off-dry, but with tangy balance to the pineapple and lime flavors, lingering on the finish. Drink now through 2015. -H.S.

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Dark yellow. Pungent aromas of white stone fruit, wax and flowers. A laser-like freshness nicely lifts the white peach and green apple flavors. This excellent, very well-balan...

Wine Spectator: A spicy thread of sandalwood, cardamom and anise focuses flavors of ripe raspberry, black cherry and plum. It's bright and lightly grippy, with a moderate finish. Drink now th...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Very ripe aromas of apricot, clove and nut oil; more advanced than I would have predicted following my tasting from barrel a year ago. Plenty of density and acidity here but t...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The Perrot-Minot 2008 Chambolle Musigny Les Echanges Vieilles Vignes smells of ripe blackberries with resinous, caramelized suggestions of maple syrup, and a smoky, sweet inti...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: No doubt this vintage of La Mission-Haut-Brion was probably overlooked once the highly publicized 1982 vintage was conceived, but this wine has always been, in my opinion, one...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: While the bottled 2000 still reveals a certain sternness in addition to tough tannin, it is sweeter and more expansive and flavorful. The dark ruby/purple color is saturated a...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Green-tinged straw. High-pitched aromas of pear, candied lemon and mango, with slow-building spiciness. Very fresh and sappy, with deep but lithe orchard and tropical fruit ...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: While none of the wines in this year's Prager collection exceed 13.5% in alcohol ("thankfully," adds Bodenstein), the 2010 Gruner Veltliner Federspiel Hinter der Burg follows ...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: Tannic, with plenty of earthiness and roasted herbs, the monolithic 2004 Cabernet Sauvignon Andolsen from the Dry Creek Valle...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon (magnum) offers up dark red fruit, roasted coffee beans, grilled herbs and licorice in a mid-weight, elegant style. Soft tannins inform the soft, p...

Wine Spectator: Concentrated and lightly spiced, with layered flavors of blackberry, cassis and plum pudding. Bright acidity drives the long finish, which lingers with an aftertaste of tar an...

Wine Spectator: Nutmeg and cinnamon notes accent flavors of peach jam, quince paste and candied orange peel in this spicy, just off-dry white. Medium-bodied, with juicy acidity, and a mouthwa...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Moderately saturated medium red. Ripe red berries and mocha on the lively nose and palate. Fat, supple and sweet, with enough sex appeal to give pleasure right now. Plump i...