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,...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Bright ruby-red. Cassis, bitter chocolate, licorice and spices on the nose. Juicy, spicy and nicely delineated, with a restrained sweetness to the flavors of plum and curran...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2009 Monferrato Rosso Il Baciale bursts from the glass with a rush of dark red fruit. This vinous, juicy wine is meant to be enjoyed on the young side, before its rustic p...

Wine Spectator: This has overt spiced toast, anise and mocha notes to soak up, but there's a good core of black cherry and blueberry fruit that should be up to the task. Slightly rustic cedar...

Wine Enthusiast: This fine Pinot Noir easily holds its own when tasted against far more expensive bottlings. It's softly silky and delicately structured and enormously rich, offering delicious...

Wine Spectator: Juicy, with green plum and pear notes that are slightly shy at first, but emerge more on the finish, along with enticing straw and blanched almond hints. Solid length. Let thi...

Wine Spectator: Wildly fragrant, with honeysuckle, jasmine and peach aromatics. Shows an intriguing medley of melon, nectarine and passion fruit flavors, with juicy acidity and a long, linger...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Bright cherry-red. Highly aromatic fruit bomb of a nose: cherry, raspberry and strawberry, with a faintly high-toned wild element. Then juicy more than fleshy in the mouth, of...

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...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Good full red. Redcurrant, mocha and cedary, smoky oak on the ripe nose, with a hint of peppery lift. Lush, ripe and concentrated, offering a dense, thick texture for this w...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: Dense ruby/purple, with an unctuously sweet kiss of blackberry jam intermixed with raspberries, cherries, licorice, incense and forest floor, the complex aromatics are followe...

Wine Spectator: This assertive red delivers bold flavors, with crisp texture, offering bright black cherry and pomegranate notes over firm tannins. Orange zest acidity carries this through th...

Wine Spectator: A rich, powerful style, with lots of dark mulled fig, espresso, blackberry sauce and Black Forest cake notes, laced with streaks of bittersweet cocoa powder, which extend thro...

Wine Spectator: A bright, lively, floral style, with lots of raspberry and cherry fruit. A floral edge hangs on through the long, licorice-filled finish. -J.M.

Wine Spectator: This has lovely verbena and thyme notes, along with white asparagus and citrus oil hints and a crackling finish. Pure, chiseled and delicious.-J.M.

About this Wine: Surface of the exploitation:    30 ha
Density of plantation:    5500 vines/ hectare
Average Age of the stocks:    27-30 year...

About this Wine: 11 ha in 6 blocks
Oldest plantings: 2000 in grey slate
Youngest plantings: 2006 in red slate and sandstone
First vintage: 1984
International origin: An early-ripen...

Wine Spectator: Equal parts delicious and intriguing, with spicy, smoky and floral notes. Meyer lemon, apricot and nectarine flavors end with a juicy, spicy finish, with touches of spice box ...

Wine Spectator: Still a bit compact, with blueberry coulis, fig and blackberry paste notes tightly wound, backed by tangy black licorice, singed apple wood and tar on the finish, which featur...

Wine Spectator: Crisp and flavorful, but nicely rounded, showing no sharp edges to the pear, watermelon and spice flavors. Deft finish. Drink now.-HS