About this Wine: "The 2001 Rudd Oakville Estate is the second vintage from the newly replanted vineyard at the corner of Oakville Crossroad and Silverado Trail. The vineyard is planted in rock...

Wine Spectator: Rich and dense, but velvety and nicely detailed, with sleek-edged cassis, blackberry and plum fruit woven with white pepper, mulled spice and dark olive notes. A strong, tangy...

About this Wine:  Barolo Le Vigne is often a dark and impenetrable wine in its youth, where the tannins and structure from the Monforte vineyard sites make the wine less approachable. Wit...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: (from Clone 4) Good full ruby. Pure aromas of cassis, redcurrant and minerals, lifted by a peppery nuance. Dense, fat and large-scaled but quite succulent, with a smoky ripene...

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...

Wine Spectator: Sleek and tangy, tightly focusing its cherry, raspberry and mineral flavors on a taut frame. Finishes with intensity and a hint of black olive. Drink now through 2018. -HS

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Deep ruby. Aromatic, nuanced, higher-pitched aromas of blackcurrant, cassis and licorice. Youthful black fruit flavors given shape and delineation by lively acids. Firm, fresh...

Wine Spectator: Starts out smooth, showing rich, earthy currant, hazelnut and nutmeg scents, with a hint of mocha and dense, chewy tannins. Still very youthful, firm and extracted. The first ...

Wine Spectator: A big, rich, bold and expansive style, with tiers of dense currant, mineral, earth, black cherry, anise and cedary oak flavors that are intense and concentrated, with the tann...

About this Wine: Silver Oak's Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon is drawn predominantly from their three Alexander Valley estate vineyards and reflects a blend of their characteristics. T...

Wine Spectator: Gorgeous, with alluring black tea and warm ganache notes that unfurl slowly, while the core of intense steeped plum, anise, blackberry compote and black currant confiture sits...

Wine Spectator: Gorgeous, with alluring black tea and warm ganache notes that unfurl slowly, while the core of intense steeped plum, anise, blackberry compote and black currant confiture sits...

About this Wine: This Merlot blend gets its name from the grandfather of Shari Corkrum Derby. Born in Walla Walla on June 1, 1866, he was the first child born to his parents after their tr...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Bright ruby-red. Kaleidoscopic nose offers scents of dark berries, smoked duck, mocha, brown spices, brown sugar and espresso; for the second consecutive vintage I was remind...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Bright ruby-red. Cassis, bitter chocolate, licorice and spices on the nose. Juicy, spicy and nicely delineated, with a restrained sweetness to the flavors of plum and curran...

Wine Spectator: The initial whiff of new leather and toasty oak is appealing, though this is a bit tight on the palate, taking time for the zesty wild berry, currant and black cherry flavors ...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Opaque ruby. Sexy aromas of black raspberry, cherry-cola, Moroccan spices and lavender. Vibrant and precise on the palate, offering energetic red and dark berry flavors and ...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2010 Chambolle-Musigny (from tank) is big, fat, rich and implosive, yet never loses its sense of place. Layers of perfumed dark red fruit flesh out on the radiant finish. ...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: Delicious, elegant grapefruit and honeyed notes emerge from this blend of equal parts Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon.

Wine Spectator: This bold red delivers big, ripe flavors of blackberry and boysenberry, with licorice, tobacco and dark chocolate notes. The tannins are muscular and chewy, but give way to fl...