Wine & Spirits: Dark in tone, this is a plump, juicy merlot, its texture enriched by oak. A supple wine with a gamey, green-herb element in the background, this leaves a clean impression at t...

Wine Spectator: Dense but restrained, with a charcoal frame holding the solid core of black currant and blackberry fruit at bay for now. There's a nice smoldering feel through the finish, wit...

Wine Spectator: Dense and grippy, this is a bit backward now, with a core of black currant, fig and roasted apple wood flavors. Yet despite the dark profile, there's still an overriding silky...

Wine Spectator: Succulent, with plum, blackberry and licorice notes. This has a solid dose of toast, but should absorb that. -J.M.

Wine Spectator: Excellent concentration of fruit here, with crushed blackberries. Full and juicy, with medium chewy tannins and a fresh finish. Impressive. Best ever from here.

Wine Spectator: Rich, concentrated and juicy, this lush 2009 boasts black cherry, raspberry and spice notes, bolstered by a firm structure and showing balance and fine length. Best from 2015 ...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon contains 4% Merlot with the fruit sourced from three top-notch vineyards. Deep crimson-colored, it offers up aromas of cedar, tobacco, red and blac...

About this Wine: Soil: clay and chalk, with characteristically rounded, huge stones.

Blend: Grenache is the dominant grape, followed by Syrah and Cinsault.

About this Wine: This wine will require 7-10 years of cellaring, then last for two decades thereafter.

About this Wine: This wine will require 7-10 years of cellaring, then last for two decades thereafter.

About this Wine: This wine will require 7-10 years of cellaring, then last for two decades thereafter.

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Good bright red-ruby. Blackberry and violet on the pure, vibrant nose. Denser and sweeter than the Aloxe-Corton, with crushed blackberry flavor framed by a firm edge of acid...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Powerful but reticent aromas of citrus peel and crushed stone. Distinctly fatter and sweeter but quite stony in the mouth, then dry on the back, even austere. This seems sweet...

About this Wine: Made from 100% nebbiolo grapes, from 15-20 yr old vines, in the Ginestra  Cru area. Grapes are macerated on their skins in rotor fermentors for 7-10 days. Maturation ...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Pale yellow. Reticent nose hints at wet stone and soft citrus fruits. Rich and fat, with broad, palate-saturating peach and mineral flavors. Nicely integrated acidity gives...

Wine Spectator: A minerally and fruity wine, but subdued and balanced. Medium-bodied, with fine tannins and a long finish. Score range: 88-91 -JS

Wine Spectator: Wonderful blackberry and crushed raspberry aromas follow through to a full-bodied palate, with velvety tannins and a long, caressing finish. Balanced and long, with a lot in r...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Good full red. Crushed wild raspberry, wild herbs and an exotic suggestion of peach nectar on the nose. Juicy, tight and delicate, with a strong acidity and lovely floral perf...

Wine Spectator: Wonderful blackberry and crushed raspberry aromas follow through to a full-bodied palate, with velvety tannins and a long, caressing finish. Balanced and long, with a lot in r...

Wine Spectator: Wonderful blackberry and crushed raspberry aromas follow through to a full-bodied palate, with velvety tannins and a long, caressing finish. Balanced and long, with a lot in r...