Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Bright red-ruby. Raspberry, licorice and fig aromas lifted by sexy oak tones. Vinous and refined on the palate, with dark raspberry, currant and fig flavors complicated by a...

Ryan Moses: Inky core with a thin ruby rim. Mostly merlot with a dollop of cab franc. Intense dark, baked fruits, vanilla, and clove aromas. Really inviting and richly decadent flavors of...

Wine Spectator: Dark and enticing, with a subtle smoky frame around the core of mulled plum, black currant and blackberry fruit. The long, graceful finish is inlaid with flecks of charcoal, b...

Mike Supple: Nice dark maroon core with bright violet notes in the rim. On the nose it is very characteristic Pinot Noir. Fresh brambly red cherry aromas are supported by violet floral not...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: I tasted the 2009 Rosso di Casanova di Neri from tank just before it was scheduled to be bottled. The wine shows gorgeous juiciness and richness with a round, harmonious perso...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Bright ruby. Seductively perfumed bouquet evokes black raspberry, cherry-cola, incense and Asian spices. Juicy, energetic red and dark berry flavors possess serious power bu...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: From Grenache, Carignan, and Syrah planted in a mixture of gneiss, schist, and chalk, and vinified half each in tank and barrel (demi-muids as well as barriques), the 2009 Cot...

Wine Spectator: Really vibrant, with lovely notes of plum, violet and cherry preserves laced with chalky cut that stretches out the finish. Very, very solid. -J.M.

Wine Spectator: Very fresh, with a pure essence of raspberry and kirsch racing along, laced with an enticing red licorice note that drives through the finish. Rather direct, but well put toge...

Wine Spectator: Solid, if a bit chunky in feel, with a slightly squared-off charcoal and ganache frame surrounding a core of dark plum, black currant and licorice root. Shows more austerity t...

About this Wine: At the southern extremity of the Côte de Beaune and encroaching on the department of Saône-et-Loire, the Maranges AOC embraces the communes of Cheilly-les-Maranges, Dezize...

Winemaker: Deep red in color and very brilliant. The nose is open and very fruity with pure notes of strawberry and alcohol-preserved cherries along with a few spicy notes. The palate is...

Wine Spectator: Dark and juicy, with a lovely espresso and tobacco frame to the dark fig, cassis and violet core. Long and rich through the finish, but with graphite-led cut that adds serious...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2010 Mathilde is 100% Merlot in 2010, and the alcohol is at 15%. The wine is a blockbuster, a delicious, hedonistic St.-Emilion fruit bomb with loads of blackberry, raspbe...

Wine Spectator: A ripe, fleshy style, with lots of fig and mulled blackberry and blueberry fruit. Good toast and ganache notes thread this together, with a muscular feel on the finish. An ove...

Wine Spectator: A bold, modern style, with overt spice aromatics and mouthfilling blueberry compote, plum sauce and fig paste flavors. Dark anise and graphite fill in on the finish. Not shy, ...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Dark ruby. Deeply pitched dark berries and dried flowers on the nose, with a brighter red fruit quality emerging with air. Spicy raspberry and blackberry flavors coat the pala...

Jeff Loo: Garnet color at the rim with a slight separation at the rim. The nose show aromas of aged leather, strawberry and cherry, mixed with roasted spice and papillo pepper. The pal...

Roland Hankerson: Ruby hue. At first, this still tightly-wound nose needs a little coaxing to share a bouquet of white pepper, violets and bright red fruit with hints of rhubarb interspersed. T...

Wine Spectator: Ripe and round, a polished mouthful of cherry, spice and licorice flavors. This hums through the supple finish. Drink now through 2014. -HS