Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Good deep red. Black raspberry, sassafras, road tar and spicy oak on the nose. Sweet berry fruit shows an almost liqueur-like creaminess, but a peppery element and good underl...

Wine Enthusiast: Probably not what you'd expect from this wine. It's a fair amount gamy, with caramel, warm earth and some bacon on the nose. There's sweet berry fruit and licorice notes, but ...

Wine Spectator: Offers shades of spice, loamy earth, dried berry and red licorice, firming and full-bodied, ending with a spicy earth aftertaste. Drink now through 2018. -JL

About this Wine: 6,4 ha in 2 blocks
Oldest plantings: 2004 in sandstone
Youngest plantings: 2008 in Glenrosa
First vintage: 1974
International origin: One of the older cultivars be...

About this Wine: As I have written many times, all of these wines are produced from rigidly cultivated, bio-dynamically managed vineyards. That has been the rule since Michel Chapoutier fi...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Bright violet color, with a frothy mousse. Intensely floral and spicy nose offers zesty strawberry and blueberry aromas and a hint of cracked pepper. Juicy, sweet dark berry ...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Deep ruby. Shows good complexity on the nose, offering red fruit and floral qualities with pungent olive and herb nuances. Spice-accented raspberry and cherry flavors show g...

Wine Spectator: Fresh and vivacious, with chocolate, cherry and raspberry aromas and flavors. Medium-bodied, with fine tannins and a medium, fruity finish. Needs a bit more fruit concentratio...

Wine Spectator: Medium-weight, with attractive cedar, herb, and currant notes, it's an elegant style with a supple texture. Mildly tannic...

Wine Spectator: A muscular, sinewy red, with concentrated red cherry, plum and pepper flavors. Intense licorice and spice notes fill the finish. Drink now through 2012. 60 cases imported. -KM

Burghound: A very Chassagne nose of pepper, warm earth, underbrush and somewhat somber dark pinot fruit leads to rich, round and delicious middle weight flavors that are notably more ser...

Jeff Loo: Golden yellow in color. This nearly-decade-old Puligny Montrachet is holding up nicely. After about 30 minutes of air, the nose opens to an assortment of baked goods, Granny ...

Wine Spectator: Some good berry and dark chocolate aromas and flavors, with a round texture and a clean finish. Good quality for the vintage.

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Bright, deep red. Wild red berries, blackberry and crushed stone on the nose, lifted by a peppery nuance. Supple, dense and fruit-driven, with a distinctly wild character to i...

About this Wine: 0.40 ha of vine planted in 1962...

About this Wine: Grapes: Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Merlot and Colorino.
Fermentation: traditional.
Maturation: 2 - 4 months in Slavonian durmast casks of 50 - 80 Hl.
Refi...

Wine Spectator: Spicy and peppery, of medium weight, with a modest range of dried cherry and berry flavors that turn dry and austere. Good but not exciting. Drink now through 2004. 13,992 cas...

Mike Supple: Inky purple/black core. Dusty chocolate and violet aromas are underscored by green pepper. On the palate the green pepper is paired with asparagus over chewy tannins. Jammy on...

Wine Spectator: Firm and focused, a jazzy mouthful of spicy blackberry, black pepper and violet flavors that harmonize nicely on the graceful finish. Approachable now, but can age. Best after...

About this Wine: "The quality of Château Trotanoy, Pomerol 2009 we thought, from its birth, quite remarkable. Wine not selected in the final assemblage from the more young vines revealed a...