Wine Spectator: Supple and nicely focused, with currant, plum and cherry notes judiciously toasted, which lets a pretty floral note chime on the finish.-J.M.

Wine Spectator: Supple and nicely focused, with currant, plum and cherry notes judiciously toasted, which lets a pretty floral note chime on the finish.-J.M.

Wine Spectator: Blackberry, licorice and tar follow through to a full-bodied palate, with firm, silky tannins and a medium berry and vanilla aftertaste. Juicy wine. Best after 2008. 6,000 cas...

Wine Spectator: Aromas of coffee bean, tobacco and plum follow through to a full body, with chewy tannins and a long finish. A little rustic, but rich and youthful. Chewy. It would be better ...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: ...Deeply pitched aromas of blackberry, licorice, dry spices and eucalyptus. Juicy and tightly wound, with strong, primary flavors of black fruits and licorice. Not as pliant ...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Deep red. Red and dark berries on the nose and in the mouth, with notes of smoke and herbs adding complexity. Sappy and spicy, augmented by good finishing clarity and excellen...

About this Wine: The Beringer Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon is the utmost expression of each vintage and the terroir of the Napa Valley. The collaboration between winemaking and viticultu...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Pale yellow. Aromas of ripe peach, acacia blossom, clove and smoky oak. The sweetest and fattest of these 2008s, if a bit youthfully monolithic today. Thomas finds this a bit ...

About this Wine: This traditional cuvee has a distinctive character with its lovely ripeness and richness of red fruit and spicy notes....

About this Wine: Wehlen's precipitously steep, rocky "sundial" vineyard consistently yields some of the most elegant and sophisticated white wines in the world. The vineyard was rated "Erste L...

Wine Spectator: Offers citrus-tinged acidity, a smoky base note and hints of dried cherry, almond skin and anise. Appealing in an easygoing style. Drink now. –AN

Wine Spectator: Smoke and salted butter notes accent dried apricot, kumquat and mineral flavors, while intense acidity drives this to the moderate, floral finish. Drink now through 2015. Tast...

Wine Spectator: A hint of yeasty bread dough accents flavors of pippin apple, smoke, Meyer lemon and stony mineral. Firm and focused, with a raw almond note on the moderate finish. Drink now ...

Wine Spectator: A hint of yeasty bread dough accents flavors of pippin apple, smoke, Meyer lemon and stony mineral. Firm and focused, with a raw almond note on the moderate finish. Drink now ...

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Wine Spectator: Shows a pronounced olive and herbal profile. Medium weight, good intensity and depth, firm tannins and an herb, tobacco, bell pepper finish...

Wine Spectator: Intense aromas of crushed blackberries and cassis. Full-bodied, with ripe fruit and velvety tannins. Long. Slightly one-dimensional. Needs to develop.--'95/'96 Bordeaux retros...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Bright medium red. Reticent aromas of cherry, menthol and spices. A step up in sweetness from the Clos de l'Ecu but youthfully closed today, showing more saline and spice no...

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. ...

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...