Wine Spectator: This has a really nice graphite frame that drives the core of fig, plum and boysenberry fruit authoritatively, with dense ganache, espresso and tar on the finish. The grip is ...

Wine Spectator: Strikes a fine balance between chewy currant, anise, blackberry and cedar scents. It firms up at midpalate and finishes with a long, rich aftertaste. Needs short-term cellarin...

Wine Spectator: Blackberry and mineral aromas, with hints of dried flowers, truffle and tobacco. Full-bodied, with a wonderful balance of cool fruit and fine tannins. Classy for the vintage. ...

Wine Spectator: Slinky and elegant, with lots of plum, tobacco and meat aromas. Medium-bodied, with fine tannins and a pleasant, fruity finish. Best after 2004.

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2009 Chateauneuf du Pape has oodles of black raspberry and kirsch notes intermixed with roasted Provencal herbs, licorice, and spice box. Medium to full bodied, dense, and...

About this Wine: This has generally been the most powerful of the three (Single Vineyard) wines with intense fruit flavors lying atop structural notes that indicate good aging potential. Offer...

Wine Spectator: Solid, with a core of raspberry and steeped blackberry fruit inlaid with anise, apple wood and wood spice notes, all backed by a well-integrated graphite edge on the finish. D...

Wine Spectator: Offers a baseline rich earthiness to the dried currant, beefy herb and cedar flavors, ending with chewy tannins and notes of anise and cedar. Ends with drying tannins. Best fr...

Wine Spectator: Both fragrant and delicate, this offers complex floral, grapefruit, citrus, light oak and honeydew melon flavors perked up by lively acidity, which imparts a mouthwatering fin...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: ...Sweet scents of red and black fruits, spicy oak, roasted herbs, toast, and vanilla jump from the glass. The wine possesses full body, great fruit extraction, plenty of glyc...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Pale greenish-straw color. Complex but reticent nose hints at lemon oil and flowers. Dense and fruity, offering a sweeter impression than the foregoing samples. A somewhat ...

Wine Spectator: An elegant California Cabernet, ripe and smooth, showcasing bright, complex black cherry, currant, plum and spicy notes, finishing with well-integrated tannins...

Wine Spectator: A fresh and fruity wine, with blackberry and cherry character, medium body and a clean finish. Pretty and delicious. Second wine of Cheval-Blanc. Drink now through 2006. (JS)

Wine Spectator: A lush, modern style, delivering plenty of power on a supple texture. Possesses definition and balance, intensity and length--just about all you could ask for in a Barbera. Dr...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2009 Meursault Les Boucheres is quite a bit tighter than the Casse-Tete. It possesses gorgeous energy and drive, with layers of vibrant fruit and terrific overall balance....

Wine Spectator: Full-bodied, rich and layered, with honeysuckle, smoke, roasted fig and melon flavors that are pure, focused, subtle and persistent. Drink now through 2018. -JL

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The blockbuster 1998 Shiraz The Armagh exhibits a murky plum/garnet/purple color in addition to a big, sweet nose of black fr...

Wine Spectator: A deeply hued rosé, dry and spicy, with a subtle weave of black cherry, currant, biscuit and grapefruit zest flavors, backed by firm, integrated acidity and a smoky mineral th...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: Dark fruits (black raspberries and black currants) are evident in the 2003 Pinot Noir Flax Vineyard. It possesses a spicy nose, a terrific texture, loads of concentration, a b...

About this Wine: This wine is made with a selection of Dijon Clones, primarily 113, 114 and 115, using fruit from several diiferent locations on the Estate that are all part of the vineyar...