Wine Spectator: Solidly built, with thickly layered fig, blueberry and açaí berry flavors pumping along, supported by still-chewy ganache and tobacco notes. An accent of roasted apple wood dr...

Wine Spectator: A fresh, elegant style, with a lively mesquite and sanguine spine that cuts through the silk-textured damson plum, cherry and blackberry fruit. The long, mineral-tinged finish...

Wine Spectator: A fresh, elegant style, with a lively mesquite and sanguine spine that cuts through the silk-textured damson plum, cherry and blackberry fruit. The long, mineral-tinged finish...

About this Wine: This cuvee is called Combe des Fous (Hill of Fools).  This cuvee is from a specific parcel on Crau that long ago was considered too difficult to work, but the Maurels' gr...

Wine Spectator: Big and brawny, with lots of brambly tannins framing the blackberry and black currant fruit. Notes of fig, licorice and tar take over on the muscular finish. Long, driving fin...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Ruby-red. Exotic aromas of berry liqueur, coffee and mocha. Supple and lush but with harmonious acidity giving shape to the flavors of black raspberry and chocolate. A plush, ...

Wine Spectator: Aromatic, exhibiting black cherry and black currant, and picking up hints of chocolate and spice on the palate. Full-bodied, with a firm, compact finish. Best from 2013 throug...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2006 Brunello di Montalcino is a big, bold wine imbued with wild cherries, earthiness, tar, smoke and grilled herbs. This shows more of the rustic side of Sangiovese in it...

Burghound: A more deeply pitched and more complex mix of red berry, blue fruit, plum and plenty of earth gives way to nicely concentrated middle weight flavors that complement the comple...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Good full, bright red. Complex, sweet aromas of cherry, redcurrant, spices and minerals. Suave, broad and deep, with noteworthy complexity and solid backbone to the flavors of...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Bright medium red. Expressive aromas of redcurrant, menthol, truffley earth and spicy oak. Supple, sweet and deep, with a wonderfully silky texture but also excellent inner-...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Deep red. Briary raspberry, blueberry, mocha and menthol on the nose, lifted by peppery spices; a real essence of this grand cru. Then creamier and larger-scaled than the Cham...

Wine Spectator: Solid and chewy in texture, with firm tannins and layers of black cherry, mushroom and orange-peel flavor, getting really decadent on the long finish. Has a sense of grandeur,...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Ruby-red. Perfumed aromas of blueberry and violet. Suave and fine-grained but not overly sweet. Finishes with smooth tannins and a smoky quality. 87-89 points

Wine Spectator: This has a floral nose, with blueberry and mineral. Full-bodied, with superfine tannins and a long, gorgeous finish. Very subtle and complex. This is going in a much more refi...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2009 Eloge bursts from the glass with juicy dark cherries, flowers, mint, tobacco, licorice and earthiness. I especially like the immediacy of the fruit here. There is pur...

Wine & Spirits: Scents of wild cherries are grounded by an oak spice that carries through to the generous array of flavors, all cherry cola and graham spice. The finish bears a mildly smoky n...

Wine Enthusiast: Concentrated and wonderfully aromatic, this ages for 32 months in 75% new French oak, plus another 28 months in bottle prior to its release. Smooth as silk, it mixes berry, ch...

Wine Enthusiast: A substantial Bordeaux blend that trips into the palate on cat's feet-a delicate touch that gradually gains mass and dimension. It's compact and balanced, with a core of red f...

Wine Spectator: Dark in color, with an amazing depth of ripe berries, cherry and red licorice on the nose. Full-bodied, with very soft, polished tannins on the palate and a long, fruity finis...