Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Deep red. Complex, vaguely smoky aromas of black raspberry, cherry, black tea and sassafras. Youthfully taut on entry but turns suave and silky in the middle, showing good i...

Wine Spectator: Dense and chewy, with blackberry and tar flavors, hinting at floral notes as the finish persists with intensity. Best from 2013 through 2018. 440 cases made. -HS

Wine Spectator: Sleek and engaging, with ripe, supple, polished cherry, currant and dried berry flavors that glide across the palate, ending with gravel and spice box. Grenache, Syrah, Mourvè...

Wine Spectator: This lean, snappy red shows a floral cast to the raspberry flavors, finishing with ripeness, moderate intensity and refined tannins. Drink now through 2015.

Wine Spectator: This is juicy and still a bit compact, with a mix of blackberry, plum and blueberry notes laced with licorice snap and backed by a long, spice-infused finish. A tarry hint lur...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Opaque ruby. Dark berries and cherry-cola on the pungent, floral-accented nose and in the mouth. Shows very good depth and firm structure, picking up spiciness with air. Ch...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Deep red. Spicy cherry, redcurrant, herbs, underbrush and smoky oak on the nose. Offers an attractive silky texture, noteworthy intensity and a light touch, with sweet red fru...

Wine Spectator: Juicy, focused and concentrated, with rich blackberry, plum and currant fruit, sliding smoothly over polished tannins as the finish picks up intensity. Syrah, Cabernet Sauvign...

Burghound: A later malo is evident here as a lactic character presently dominates the nose. There is good concentration and solid intensity to the vibrant, balanced and focused flavors t...

About this Wine: Soil: Clay-limestone, white earth, on the rich side.
Site/Exposure: South-East, sloping, backed by woods.
Altitude: 240 m
Planted: 1965 - 1969 - 1977 - 1983 - 2001 - ...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Pale yellow. Complex, intensely perfumed bouquet displays mineral-accented citrus and pear, with a strong iodine note and mounting spiciness. Juicy and light on its feet, of...

Wine Spectator: Lots of raspberry and tobacco flavors slide easily across polished tannins, lingering nicely on the deftly balanced finish. Graceful stuff. Drink now through 2017. -HS

Wine Enthusiast: Man O’ War’s 2008 Dreadnought put the winery on the map, and, although not quite as dramatic, the 2009 is a worthy successor. Aromas are lifted, peppery and cherry-filled, whi...

Wine Spectator: This has a flattering, fleshy feel, with dark smoked mesquite and tobacco notes giving way to cocoa, plum sauce and roasted fig. Solid, hedonictic style, though perhaps a bit ...

About this Wine: "Les Vaucopins" is a premier cru quite unique within the wide range of the Long-Depaquit Estate wines. Located...

Burghound: Here an exceptionally fresh nose of citrus peel and white flowers merges seamlessly into rich and nicely detailed flavors that possess lovely intensity and an attractively dry...

About this Wine: Over the ages the Savigny-lès-Beaune vineyards have belonged to the Dukes of Burgundy, the clergy, the Knights of Malta, and local gentry. Les Marconnets is in a splendid loca...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: It's not on account of his professed dislike for the 2010 vintage that Gilles de Domingo showed me Cooper Mountain's 2011 Pinot Noir Life when it had been in bottle for only f...

Wine Spectator: Dense and ripe, but sleek and tautly framed, with a nice iron edge to the plum sauce, blackberry preserve and tangy red currant fruit flavors. Long finish lets the minerality ...

Wine Spectator: Juicy red and black currant fruit mingles with tobacco, mineral and tar notes in this medium-weight Châteauneuf. Nice smoke and spice notes on the finish. Drink now through 20...