Stephen Tanzer's IWC: (40% carinena, 30% merlot and 10% each of garnacha, cabernet sauvignon and syrah; 15% alcohol): Opaque ruby. Aromas of dark berry compote, violet and licorice, with a bright...

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: Very pure and precise, with racy, mouthwatering salted almond and peach pit notes along the edges, while green plum, Jonagold apple and white peach flavors course through the ...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Vivid red. Heady, exotic bouquet evokes candied red fruits, potpourri and spicecake, with a mineral topnote. Fresh, penetrating raspberry and bitter cherry flavors show impr...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: (16.3% alcohol): Glass-staining ruby. Heady, exotically perfumed bouquet of dark fruit liqueur, incense and candied flowers, with notes of vanilla, clove and cocoa emerging wi...

Wine Enthusiast: So smooth and lush, it's hard to keep from drinking the whole bottle. Shows wonderfully smooth, sweet blackberries, cherries and raspberries, balanced with supple tannins and ...

Wine Spectator: Ripe berry and plum on the nose, with vanilla bean and flowers. Full-bodied, yet with a very fine and polished texture on the palate, showing flavors of chocolate and berries....

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...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2010 Auxey-Duresses 1er Cru is a bit darker, stonier and more mineral than the villages. Layers of black fruit, spices and licorice wrap around the palate in this gorgeous...

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. ...

Wine Spectator: Ruby-colored, with grape, dark chocolate and plum. Full and chewy. Tannins are still there and need to mellow. Medium-sweet and grapey. A little one-dimensional still, but imp...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: (70% treixadura, 9% each godello and loureira, 7% torrontes and 5% albarino): Bright gold. An explosively perfumed bouquet evokes fresh melon and apricot, with lively minera...

Wine Enthusiast: Beginning to show some development, the 1994 starts with hints of mint and maple syrup, blended with sturdier notes of tar, molasses and prunes. Supple and powerful on the fin...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2009 Savigny-les-Beaune Les Jarrons emerges from the glass with layers of dark red fruit, sweet spices and minerals. It shows terrific depth, freshness and vibrancy from s...

Wine Spectator: A distinctive beauty, if not the blockbuster of previous vintages. Light in texture but ripe in flavor, with black cherry, spice and vanilla notes ringing on the long finish, ...

About this Wine: 1,12 ha of 37 ha (principle Premier Cru left bank). Clay-lime topsoil. Highly typical of Chablis with a good aging potential and a great finesse.

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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2009 Chassagne-Montrachet Les Chaumees is an attractive wine laced with expressive fruit. It fills out nicely in the glass as the layers of fruit blossom and the wine gain...

Wine Spectator: Firm, intense and concentrated, with vibrant currant, black cherry, sage and cedary oak. Thick layers of fruit and firm, earthy tannins bode well for aging, though the tannins...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Good bright red-ruby. Sexy oak notes complement aromas of black raspberry and nuts. Lush, sweet and silky-rich, with noteworthy finesse to the cassis flavor. Finishes with env...

About this Wine: Dominus is made solely from grapes grown on the historic Napanook vineyard in Yountville, California.