Wine Spectator: Lots of new wood, with smoky, tobacco and cedar character. Medium-bodied, with plenty of berry and tobacco character and a medium, succulent finish. Very good Baron...

About this Wine: A blend of 74% Pinot Noir and 26% Chardonnay, the Grande Reserve is modeled after the classic base of the Cuvee Suivie, also representing all of the Morlet family's terroirs o...

About this Wine: Grape varieties:  90% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Cabernet Franc....

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2006 Evil Cabernet Sauvignon saw 25% of the wine aged in French oak. It reveals a fragrant bouquet of cedar and black cur...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: Bitch Grenache is sourced from 40- to 60-year-old vines from the Ebenezer sub-region of the Barossa. With the price of Cotes du Rhone soaring due to the weak dollar, I am hard...

Wine Enthusiast: Brooding and mysterious, this is a serious wine that deserves a serious steak to go with it. Dark and ripe with dominant notes of black licorice followed by black berries, plu...

Wine Spectator: There's a good smoky prune note on the nose, with lots of floral and mineral nuances. Has loads of fruit on the palate, with an interesting fresh tangerine note that comes thr...

Wine Spectator: Blackberry, currant and mineral lead to a medium-to-full body, with ripe tannins and a caressing finish. Balanced and pretty. Best after 2013. 13,885 cases made. -JS

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: (from a half-dozen different parcels): Good bright, deep red. Musky, ripe, slightly reduced aromas of cherry and black raspberry. Sweet plummy fruit complicated by saline an...

Wine Spectator: Dried lavender, white pepper and talc overtones are sophisticated, leading to a core of polished plum, black cherry and blackberry flavors that are juicy and ripe. This shows ...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: Chiarlo's major Barbera property is half of a very large estate which he divided with Piero Antinori. It is in an exceptional spot in Agliano d'Asti, something which is easily...

Burghound: Curiously for a wine coming from a vineyard of considerable altitude, this is quite ripe with a liqueur-like nose of extract of red pinot fruit that is at once cool and elegan...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: (the Garenne and Chalumeaux components of this wine both began in new barrels) Superripe aromas of stone fruits, orange, clove, chalk and nuts slightly perfumey. Fat and cream...

About this Wine: "Monbousquet is a blend of 60% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Franc and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon. The grapes are fermented in temperature-controlled, stainless steel tanks and the wine is...

Wine Spectator: Gorgeous blackberries, currants and spices on the nose. Medium-bodied, with fine tannins and a luscious aftertaste. Second wine of Margaux. Best after 2004. 16,665 cases made....

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The pretty 2006 Chardonnay has an attractive ripe, buttery nose with Clementine and buttercups, the palate ripe and very expressive, bursting with tropical fruit such as mango...

Wine Spectator: Crisp acidity frames hints of malt and bread dough, with hints of ripe cherry and wild strawberry in this open-knit rosé. Light-grained, with a citrusy finish. Disgorged Novem...

Wine Spectator: Blueberry and fresh spearmint aromas follow through to a full body, with a good amount of plum, meat and mushroom character on the palate.-'89/'99 Bordeaux blind retrospective...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Light yellow. High-pitched aromas of lime, lemongrass, quinine and chalk dust, with a pear skin nuance in the background. Fleshy and smooth on entry, then firmer in the mid-...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2007 Lindaflor Chardonnay is medium gold-colored with an attractive bouquet of toast, butterscotch, apple, poached pear, and pineapple. Full-bodied and smooth-textured, it...