Wine Spectator: Glorious aromas of violets and fruit, with hints of vanilla. Full-bodied, with fine tannins and an ultralong finish. Best after 2002. -JS

Wine Spectator: Glorious aromas of violets and fruit, with hints of vanilla. Full-bodied, with fine tannins and an ultralong finish. Best after 2002. -JS

Wine Spectator: Glorious aromas of violets and fruit, with hints of vanilla. Full-bodied, with fine tannins and an ultralong finish. Best after 2002. -JS

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Pale yellow. Sweet floral aromas over raspberry, nutmeg and lemon oil. The palate is rich but juicy, with a persistent honeyed character. Finishes soft and low-keyed, with pea...

Wine Enthusiast: Barrel sample. Powerful, but smooth, with ripe milk chocolate and sweetness. Very velvet in texture, with just enough acidity. R.V.

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Slightly hazy medium red. Musky aromas of raspberry, coffee and smoke. Lush, silky and sweet, with velvety plum and earth flavors spreading out to saturate the palate. Seam...

Wine Spectator: A perfumy, traditional style, with a silky-textured mix of shiso leaf, mulled cherry, blood orange and sandalwood notes that all glide through the stylish, herb-tinged finish....

About this Wine: Soil: clay and chalk, with characteristically rounded, huge stones.

Blend: Grenache is the dominant grape, followed by Syrah and Cinsault.

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Bright ruby. Sexy, high-pitched aromas of raspberry, cherry, spicecake and pungent herbs. Juicy, sharply focused red berry and bitter cherry flavors gain sweetness with air an...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Deep ruby. Pungent aromas of blackberry, licorice and violet. Lush and densely packed, with solid grip to its dark fruit, spice and floral pastille flavors. On the serious, br...

Burghound: An intensely floral nose of very ripe cassis, plum and black cherry liqueur aromas precedes the very round and seductively textured flavors that possess fine volume and a velv...

Wine Spectator: Firm and well-structured, displaying a core of earthy currant, blackberry and black cherry fruit, shaded by light cedary oak and finishing with a touch of gaminess. Drink now ...

Devon Magee: Pale lemon in the glass with notes of vanilla, almond skin and nutmeg spice notes. Lemon pith on the palate with a faint caramelized note that adds a bright sweetness to the f...

Burghound: A brooding and almost mute nose allows only glimpses of an earthy mélange of wild red and blue berry fruit aromas that are followed by rich, full and quite serious medium-bodi...

Wine Spectator: Sleek and impeccably focused and balanced, with floral apple, cinnamon and anise aromas and crisp yet supple lemon tart, cherry and spicy hazelnut flavors. Drink now through 2...

Wine Spectator: Fine example of the vintage, with clean fruit flavors, plenty of depth, great balance and a soothing array of fine bubbles. Drink now through 2001.

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Saturated ruby. Pungent aromas of briary blackberry, chocolate, pepper and spices. High-toned, fruity and rich but not over the top, with dark berry and chocolate flavors do...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2009 Gevrey-Chambertin Clos Prieur is another of the more structured Gevreys in this line-up. Here it is the wine’s focus and drive that are most impressive. This sh...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon contains 4% Merlot with the fruit sourced from three top-notch vineyards. Deep crimson-colored, it offers up aromas of cedar, tobacco, red and blac...

Wine Enthusiast: Another very nice Chardonnay from Durell...with charred, buttered toast aromas and flavors dominating. But the underlying tropical fruit, orange cream and mineral flavors are ...