Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: This nearly 12-acre parcel on sandy, gravelly soils is planted with 100% Merlot. Made by proprietor Denis Baraud, the 2003 is a surprisingly strong effort from a soil type tha...

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...

Wine Spectator: A gentle, friendly wine for the vintage. Aromas of berries, tobacco and earth. Medium- to full-bodied, round, with soft tannins and a fruity aftertaste. Best after 2000

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Good medium ruby. Smoky aromas of cassis, game and currant leaf. Very suave and fine in the mouth, with less obvious sweetness than the 2002 but perhaps more precision of flav...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Inky ruby. Spicy cherry and blackberry aromas, with an energetic floral note adding complexity and tangy mineral providing lift. Silky and sweet, with sappy berry liqueur an...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: Pavelots' 2008 Savigny-les-Beaune Serpentieres features aromas of cherry and plum with intimations of their pits, as well as a maritime combination of saline and alkaline scen...

About this Wine: "The majestic Comtesse de Lalande (second Grand Cru Classé at Pauillac) brought into the world a wonderful wine called « La Réserve ». Particularly fine and elegant, this is o...

Wine Spectator: Not quite outstanding but delicious all the same. Interesting berry, bark and porcini aromas. Medium-bodied, with lovely, velvety tannins and a savory tobacco, berry aftertast...

Wine Spectator: Very pretty spicy aromas, with currant and blackberry. Medium-bodied, with fine tannins and a delicate velvety texture. Balanced and easy, with a medium finish. 80 percent Cab...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Medium red. Redcurrant, raspberry and flowers on the nose, plus a touch of leathery reduction. Supple, fat and concentrated if a bit youthfully undifferentiated today. In a br...

Wine Spectator: Tightly wound, with firm, leathery tannins wrapped around a core of currant, lead pencil, mineral and wild berry. Plenty of acidity and tannins, too. Best to decant.--1993 Cal...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2009 Chassagne-Montrachet Les Chenevottes comes across as beautifully, layered, textured and supple. It possesses excellent freshness and overall harmony for the year. Whi...

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

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: From the bottle, the 2009 Chateauneuf du Pape has lived up to its pre-bottle form. Composed of 70% Grenache, 25% Syrah and the rest Mourvedre, Cinsault and other varietals, it...

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...

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

Wine Spectator: Lovely blackberry and cherry character, with a medium body, silky tannins and a fresh finish. Delicious red already but will be better with age. The finesse of Trotanoy. Best ...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2009 Cotes du Rhone, which comes from sandy and sandstone soils, is an equal part blend of Grenache, Syrah, and Mourvedre aged in concrete. It exhibits a medium dark ruby ...

Wine Spectator: This bold red delivers big, ripe flavors of blackberry and boysenberry, with licorice, tobacco and dark chocolate notes. The tannins are muscular and chewy, but give way to fl...

About this Wine: This wine is made with a selection of Dijon Clones, primarily 113, 114 and 115, using fruit from several diiferent locations on the Estate that are all part of the vineyar...