Wine Spectator: Rich and spiced, with exuberant black cherry, violet, blackberry, licorice and star anise notes. Lightly grippy and balanced, with a bright finish. Drink now through 2015. -A...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: A stylish, elegant, understated St.-Emilion, the 2011 Fonbel reveals plenty of dark berry fruit, crushed rock and acacia flower characteristics. This pure effort requires some...

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

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 ...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2009 Beaune Teurons reveals excellent up-front juiciness in its dark red fruit. This is an enveloping, open Burgundy that will give plenty of pleasure early on. High-toned...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Saturated bright ruby. Aromas of crushed blackberry, licorice, meat and spicy, nutty oak, with a violet topnote providing lift. Sweet and quite primary, with roasted dark berr...

Wine Spectator: Alluring aromas of violet, berry and vanilla make way for a medium-bodied mouthful of berry and dried herb flavors, silky tannins. Drinkable now, but better in 1999. 4,500 cas...

Wine Spectator: Plenty of violet, berry and vanilla in this red. Medium- to full-bodied, with well-integrated tannins and a licorice aftertaste. I like this as much as the 2000. Best after 20...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: Pretty, with violet and berry aromas. Medium-bodied, with good fruit and fine, slightly austere tannins...

Wine Spectator: Clearly defined and well made, with violet, berry character and fine tannins. Not quite as good as from barrel. Drink now through 2000

Wine Spectator: Clearly defined and well made, with violet, berry character and fine tannins. Not quite as good as from barrel. Drink now through 2000

Wine Spectator: Clearly defined and well made, with violet, berry character and fine tannins. Not quite as good as from barrel. Drink now through 2000

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...

Wine Spectator: Huge wine. Dark ruby-colored. Intense aromas of ripe fruit and game. Full-bodied and compacted, with masses of tannins and fruit, yet still closed and not giving much on the p...

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...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon is super-impressive. A firm, full-bodied wine, it showcases the best of Coombsville in its powerful fruit and equally imposing yet well-balanced ta...

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...

About this Wine: Grapes for this wine are sourced from different vineyards in the Santa Lucia Highlands.  Sourcing from diverse locations within the appellation adds to the wines flavor p...

Jancis Robinson: Complex mix of fruit and meat but also perfumed. Sweet fruit right through the palate, smooth, quite dense, harmonious already though there is a fine framework of tannin and a...

John Sweeney: A brilliant, pale ruby color pushes all the way to the edge of the rim. This wine boasts a pretty perfumed nose of violets, bing cherry, and vanilla bean. On the palate, the...