Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The dense ruby/purple-colored 1999 Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee de Mon Aieul is backward, full-bodied, with terrific thickness, as well as a multi-tiered personality that builds ...

Wine Enthusiast: Ripe wine, with soft tannins allied to great density. Weight and lovely, juicy, final fruit flavors meld together easily. This is solid, dense, impressive and for long-term ag...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Good full red. Redcurrant, raspberry, crushed stone and smoky minerality on the rather serious nose. At once silky and tangy in the mouth, with raspberry and stone flavors d...

Wine Spectator: This is really packed, with heather, golden raisin, dried pineapple, fresh white peach, quince and honey notes all woven beautifully together. The long, pure, singing finish h...

Wine Spectator: This is perfumy and very pure, with lovely lilac and blackberry aromas followed by plum, cassis and black cherry fruit. The supple finish is caressed with toast that leaves a ...

About this Wine: Location: Chateau Clerc-Milon is located in Pauillac, just between Chateau Mouton-Rothschild and Chateau Lafite-Rothschild. 69 acres producing 14,000 cases. Classificati...

Wine Spectator: Slightly rustic, but with impressive concentration. Very ripe fruit aromas of raisins and other dried fruits. Full-bodied, with chewy tannins and a long finish. Score range: 8...

Wine Spectator: This is tangy, with red currant, roasted mesquite, sanguine and tobacco notes. Already shows range and definition, with solid grip. -J.M.

Wine Spectator: This seems extracted, with density to its black currant, blackberry and spice flavors. Though rich and ripe, there's a steely backbone and firm, refined tannins for support. L...

Wine Spectator: Large-scaled but poised, pure and driven, with beautiful mocha and dark linzer torte aromas giving way to lush blueberry, plum and boysenberry compote notes. The finish lets g...

Wine Enthusiast: New wood mint aromas give this wine its great polished feel. The tannins offer a counterpoint of richness here, firm and dense. The fruit takes a while to show through, then b...

Wine Spectator: Very polished and stylish, with a velvety feel to the layers of crushed plum, currant and blackberry, while bittersweet cocoa and black licorice glide in on the gorgeous, blac...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The Chambrun 2010 Le Bourg is a special cuvee from a tiny parcel that both Rolland and the proprietor believe has even greater potential than the rest of the vineyard. Cropped...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Dark purple. Exotic, intensely floral bouquet of ripe cherry, raspberry, lavender, rose oil, vanilla and Asian spices. Lush, creamy and suave, with deep, sweet red berry and k...

Wine Spectator: A ripe, fleshy style, with lots of fig and mulled blackberry and blueberry fruit. Good toast and ganache notes thread this together, with a muscular feel on the finish. An ove...

Wine Spectator: Ultrarich and ultrathick. A full-bodied, stunningly sweet-tasting Northern Rhône, it delivers a ripe mouthfeel and plenty of fruit, mineral and toasty, smoky character. Long, ...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Medium red. Reduced, musky aromas of redcurrant, tobacco and game. Sweet and bright in the mouth; youthfully tight but with intense red fruit, spice and licorice flavors nic...

About this Wine: The Beringer Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon is the utmost expression of each vintage and the terroir of the Napa Valley. The collaboration between winemaking and viticultu...

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

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: My highest score goes to the 2009 Chateauneuf du Pape Le Grand Pin. This impressive, deep ruby-colored, broad wine offers oodles of kirsch liqueur, black raspberry, sweet herb...