Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: An attractively ripe, oaky, black cherry-scented nose is followed by a wine with medium body, soft, smooth flavors, low acidity, and some tannin. Although there is something s...

Wine Spectator: Greatness in subtlety. Clearly focused black cherry and vanilla character. It?s full-bodied with medium tannins and a juicy, fruity finish. Drink now.--The Bordeaux 50. R...

Wine Spectator: Smooth and succulent, with attractive earth, tobacco and cassis aromas and flavors. Despite its intensity and concentration, it never loses its sense of balance and harmony. D...

Wine Spectator: Gorgeous aromas of currant and flowers follow through to a full-bodied palate, with silky tannins and a medium finish. A little more bottle age will open it even more. Very pr...

Wine Spectator: ...explodes with fruit and powerful, yet silky tannins. Perfumed and rich, with berry, cherry and tobacco character. Full-bodied, with super-well-integrated tannins and a redu...

Wine Enthusiast: A wine that has density, structure and firm tannins, with touches of wood. At this stage, it is solid and impressive; and the tannins draw the great fresh fruit into the heart...

Wine Enthusiast: A wine that has density, structure and firm tannins, with touches of wood. At this stage, it is solid and impressive; and the tannins draw the great fresh fruit into the heart...

Wine Spectator: Has the ripeness of the vintage, with a dark core of plum and cassis guided by solid, well-integrated tannins that let black licorice and Black Forest cake notes play out on t...

Wine Spectator: Has the ripeness of the vintage, with a dark core of plum and cassis guided by solid, well-integrated tannins that let black licorice and Black Forest cake notes play out on t...

About this Wine: Cuvee du Vatican's two cuvees of red wine included a traditional cuvee and the more limited production luxury offering-- the Reserve Sixtine (Starting in 2010 there is only on...

Wine Spectator: Superlively, with orange blossom, white cherry, pineapple, apricot and peach flavors all bouncing off one another. The long, piecrust-framed finish lets it all hang together n...

Wine Spectator: Superlively, with orange blossom, white cherry, pineapple, apricot and peach flavors all bouncing off one another. The long, piecrust-framed finish lets it all hang together n...

Wine Spectator: Superlively, with orange blossom, white cherry, pineapple, apricot and peach flavors all bouncing off one another. The long, piecrust-framed finish lets it all hang together n...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: Palate-staining plum and cherry dusted with cardamom and cinnamon in Chauvenet's 2008 Nuits-St.-Georges Les Charmottes marry the cut and vivacity typical of its vintage with c...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Good youthful deep red. Perfumed, multifaceted aromas of crystallized black cherry, cassis, gibier and smoke. Fruity and precise in the mouth, with amazingly youthful dark ber...

Wine Spectator: Shows a lightly firm plum skin edge, with a briary feel to the pomegranate, black cherry pepper and tobacco notes. A tangy iron edge peeks through on the finish, with the bria...

Wine Spectator: Nicely plush for the vintage, with tangy iron and white pepper notes melded into the damson plum and black cherry fruit. There's a lingering perfume on the finish. Drink now t...

Wine Spectator: All in harmony. Deserves its reputation. Dark ruby. Smoke, black truffle, berry and cherry. Full-bodied, velvety and fine.--Bordeaux retrospective. Best after 2005. (JS)

Wine Spectator: Firm and austere. It offers full, slightly dry tannins, with cherry, licorice and light herbal flavors. Needs time to soften; best after 2002.

Wine Spectator: A very fine '96, but what else would you expect from Cheval-Blanc? Medium- to full-bodied, with a good deep-ruby color, this has aromas of freshly crushed blackberry, fine tan...