Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The massive 1994 is unquestionably the finest Dow I have tasted since the 1977. This opaque purple-colored wine is not as developed or flamboyant as Fonseca, but it is super-c...

Wine Spectator: An elegant, creamy wine, with ripe, deftly balanced layers of currant, black cherry, mocha and vanilla. The acidity keeps the flavors vibrant and gives it a cleansing finish, ...

About this Wine: "...One of the great examples of the appellation, whose owner is the founder of the Pomerol wine syndicate. On the plateau Dr. Alain Raynaud and Chantal Lebreton are the enthu...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: ...tight aromatics offering up scents of blueberries, minerals, cassis, and subtle toast. It is medium to full-bodied and elegant, with sweet tannin as well as a tightly-knit,...

Wine Spectator: This has a slightly brawny edge, but feels like it's filling out quickly, with lush, dark fig sauce, black licorice snap and graphite notes taking on more depth as it airs in ...

Wine Spectator: This rich red still shows the backward intensity of youth, with a dark color and initially reductive aromas. But be patient--behind the firm tannins there's a core of ripe, ri...

About this Wine: "Deep dark ruby in color, the aromas reflect classic Rutherford notes of black cherry and currant, with licorice, loam and dried herb components. The wine is medium to full bo...

Wine Spectator: Silky and elegant. Perfumes of blackberry and cassis follow to a medium-bodied palate with fine tannins and a sweet fruit finish. Very fine indeed.--1989 Bordeaux horizontal. ...

Wine Spectator: Well-balanced, but coming up shy of complex flavors, offering a subtle mix of herb, currant, leather and spice. Finishes with firm tannins...

About this Wine: When young, Corton-Charlemagne is pale gold in color with green highlights. As it ages, the color shifts towards yellow or amber. The bouquet, delicate in the extreme, fea...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Good deep red. Complex, soil-driven aromas of red cherry, raspberry, menthol and crushed stone. Wonderfully round and sweet, with terrific red fruit intensity complemented b...

Wine Spectator: Harmonious and pretty. Good color, with plenty of tobacco, berry and mushroom character, a hint of iodine. Full-bodied, with polished, silky tannins and a long aftertaste of t...

Wine Spectator: Harmonious, balanced and very fresh '89. Color is medium-dark ruby, with lovely fresh floral and raspberry aromas. Medium- to full-bodied, well-integrated tannins and a fruity...

Wine Spectator: There is so much tobacco and red fruit on the nose of this wine. Exotic and decadent. Full-bodied, with a sleek and racy tannin structure and fresh acidity. Refreshing and cle...

About this Wine: The Clos de Tart was founded  in 1411 by the Tart Abbey Bernardine sisters, a branch of the nearby Cistercian congregation....

Wine Spectator: Dense, with good mouthfeel, offering notes of velvety, warm raspberry and boysenberry confiture. Kept lively by enticing spice, anise, bergamot and mandarin orange hints. The ...

Wine Spectator: A firm wine with cedar, coffee and berry character. Medium-bodied, with firm, silky tannins and a medium finish. Pretty. Best after 2008. 20,000 cases made. –JS

Wine Spectator: This is precise, with pure, unadorned cassis, blackberry and black cherry fruit flavors woven with toasty vanilla and anise. Offers a lovely, rounded feel, despite its obvious...

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

Wine Spectator: Wonderful floral and blackberry aromas follow through to a compressed palate of full-bodied tannins and ripe fruit. Yet very fine and silky on the palate. Best Beychevelle I h...