Wine Spectator: Firm and well-structured, displaying a core of earthy currant, blackberry and black cherry fruit, shaded by light cedary oak and finishing with a touch of gaminess. Drink now ...

About this Wine: The vines of Secret de Cardinale are located on a 1.20 hectares plot bordering Château Fleur Cardinale. This wine is made in small quantities using the same growing and wine m...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Medium red. Wild, gamey nose offers redcurrant, rose petal and hints of leather and game. Silky and sweet but with nice acid definition serving to highlight the elegant, fre...

Wine Spectator: A lean, wiry red, with a linear profile and driving energy. At its core is a laser of cherry, with spice, earth and mineral notes revolving around it. The tannins clamp down o...

Wine Spectator: Dark red in color, showing impressive aromas of dried dark fruits, with slightly toasty oak and dark chocolate. Full-bodied, with a wonderful core of ripe, beautiful fruit and...

Wine Spectator: This has a nice sappy edge, offering kirsch and boysenberry preserves flavors that course along, with lots of mouthcoating fruitcake and melted licorice on the finish. There's...

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...

Jeff Loo: Dark ruby core with slight garnet towards the rim. The nose opens with raspberry jam, mocha, vanilla bean and spice, complemented by coffee and cherry. Full bodied with grea...

Wine Spectator: Ripe, rich, fresh and vibrant, this displays a tight, concentrated core of vivid wild berry and blueberry flavors, with touches of mineral and cedar. Medium- to full-bodied, t...

Wine Spectator: Quite rich, with mango, pineapple and apricot notes on a large frame. The long, creamy finish features a lot of ginger and nectarine. Shows raw power now, but the purity and l...

About this Wine: Silver Oak's Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon is drawn predominantly from their three Alexander Valley estate vineyards and reflects a blend of their characteristics. T...

Wine Spectator: Hints of cedar and sandalwood in the aroma lead to a firm, tightly wound, richly flavored and notably complex wine. The core flavors are built around ripe cherry, plum and ras...

Wine Spectator: This is really loaded, with crushed plum, blueberry, cassis, fig and blackberry paste flavors all melded together, along with notes of tar, pastis and violet. Very long and da...

Wine Spectator: This crackles with thyme and savory notes, offsetting the powerful core of lemon curd, white peach and fennel. The long, pure finish has a stony thread and extra waves of frui...

Wine Spectator: Loaded with layers of blanched almond, white peach, yellow apple and Cavaillon melon fruit flavors, all backed by piercing chamomile, fleur de sel, citrus oil and green plum n...

About this Wine: The Snowden Ranch is located east of the Silverado Trail between Rutherford Hill Road and Taplin Road. The property is a quarter of a mile wide and a mile long. Elevations on ...

Wine Spectator: A textbook version of the ripe, modern style, with a core of plum, linzer torte and black currant fruit backed by toasty spice and melted licorice note. A nice tug of roasted ...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2008 Barbaresco Vigneto Starderi is the biggest, most powerful and also most complete of the 2008 Barbarescos here, but it will require considerable patience. Huge, massiv...

Wine Spectator: Beautifully textured, this dense, firm red is thick with ripe fruit flavors, accented with tar, spice and earth. It's balanced and long. Approachable now...

Wine Spectator: A big, rich, dense and distinctive California red that adds some earthy, leathery dimensions to its appealing core of currant and plummy, minerally Cabernet fruit flavors. Tig...