Cory Gowan: Ruby color. Intense stone fruit and earthy aromas, supported by more subtle smoke and dried herb notes. Lively acidity is balanced by cranberry and red fruits on the palate. ...

Wine Spectator: Dry, with a chalky texture, this displays moderate dried berry and graphite notes on an elegant frame. Drink now. -BS

Wine Spectator: This rich, spicy red shows ripe blackberry and raspberry ganache flavors, with dried herb, smoke and dark chocolate notes. There's lip-smacking sour cherry acidity framing the...

About this Wine: "...intense and complex bouquet, with peach, apricot, mango candied white fruit, honey, vanilla, elderflower, and sugar candy and lily of the valley aromas. Full on the palate...

Wine Spectator: Honey, dried pineapple, apricot and tropical fruit on the nose. Full-bodied and medium sweet, with a spice, dried fruit and honey aftertaste. Balanced and pretty. Best after 2...

Wine Spectator: Candied cherry and milk chocolate mark this round, creamy red. This is well-structured, with some astringent tannins capping the finish. Should come around soon. Drink now thr...

Wine Enthusiast: A terrific value in Barossa Shiraz, Langmeil's 2008 Valley Floor bottling features bold oak-fruit styling without ever seeming jammy. It's full bodied but not unstructured, wi...

Wine Spectator: Filled with vitality, this has subtle nuances of lanolin and yogurt around a vibrant core of lime and pineapple fruit, finishing dry, with impressive length. Drink now through...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2009 Bourgogne is an attractive, entry-level bottling. Soft red fruits, berries and spices come together nicely in this supple, feminine wine. Crushed flowers, herbs and d...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: ($31) Good, pale green-tinged yellow. Strong iodine and sulfide tones complicate bright lemon, grapefruit and dried herb aromas, with a delicate smokiness adding depth. Pear, ...

Wine Spectator: Caramel brown in color, with the viscosity of motor oil, this is soft yet firm, carrying flavors of walnut, dried fig and burnt sugar. Sweet but not oppressively so, with a sl...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The Chateau Raymond-Lafon has a reticent nose at first that finds its voice after a few swirls of the glass, offering dried mango, almond and a touch of quince, all with fine ...

Neil Mechanic: The 22nd Edition of Pleiades has moved in a lighter direction. Incorporating more sangiovese and pinot noir in the blend, plus viognier, syrah, mourvedre, and other varieties....

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2011 La Dame Rousse Tavel Rose, which is 60% Grenache, 20% Syrah and the rest equal parts Cinsault and the white grape Clairette. Full-bodied and substantial on the palate...

Wine Spectator: Frankly sweet and very direct, with candied green plum and green apple notes, followed by quince and ginger flavors. Shows the racy side of the vintage, but seems a bit shy on...

Wine Spectator: Racy and bright, with kirsch, floral and chalk notes. The finish has good nervosité and tension. Tightly wound now, but the length is there. Equal parts Cabernet Sauvignon an...

Wine Spectator: Rich, dry and full-bodied, with loamy earth, dried berry, mineral, anise and black licorice flavors that run deep and persistent, layered and concentrated, ending with a long,...

Wine Spectator: A bright style, with honeysuckle and chamomile up front, followed by high-pitched pineapple, yellow apple and creamed Cavaillon melon flavors. Offers lovely mouthfeel on the f...

Wine Spectator: Refined and creamy, with delicate acidity that finds fine balance with the layers of poached apple and pear, lemon cake, ground ginger, smoke and almond cream flavors. Very el...

Alex Lallos: Brick red color indicates this wine is certainly not New World. Herbaceous nose with a little sulphur, which blows off with time. Flavors of anise and dried fruit glide right ...