About this Wine: Dolcetto d'Alba is made as an easy-to-drink everyday wine that matches well with a variety of dishes. It shows great plum and berry fruit, deep minerality and good, firm, ripe...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: ($48; 75% grenache and 25% syrah) Bright purple. Deep, pungent aromas of blackberry, boysenberry and licorice, with smoky herbal and floral notes adding complexity. Weighty, p...

Wine Spectator: This is a step up, with very plush layers of raspberry and blackber-ry confiture and plum sauce, liberally framed by a strong graphite note. Lots of black tea and toasty spi...

Wine Spectator: Supple, but very oaky. The wood tannins are still part of the package, cutting into the sweet fruit with a tough edge. Hard finish. 1,665 cases made. –PM

Wine Spectator: Shows prominent tobacco leaf and mint aromas, along with a solid core of black cherry, roasted vanilla and spice notes. Fresh, juicy finish lets a loamy edge peek in. Cabernet...

Burghound: ...The dense and powerful middle weight flavors possess excellent mid-palate concentration as well as wonderful intensity. Moreover the intense minerality adds both elegance a...

Jancis Robinson: Savoury, mineral nose. Vaguely oily citrus, then terrific power and depth on the palate. Very good concentration and staying power and a fine line of citrus freshness all the ...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Palish yellow. Musky peach and clove oil on the nose. Creamy, rich and stuffed with stone fruit and spice flavors. In a very ripe, Meursault-like style but with enough lemo...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Pale greenish-straw color. Complex but reticent nose hints at lemon oil and flowers. Dense and fruity, offering a sweeter impression than the foregoing samples. A somewhat ...

About this Wine: The modern history of the Scavino family starts with this vineyard, within the Fiasco cru. Here the Nebbiolo grapes were always the best: consequently in 1978 young Enrico con...

About this Wine: For many Barolo lovers, Cannubi is the most exceptional cru. A grand cru needs more attention in the vineyard so that the wine can express all of its elegance. In order to max...

Wine Spectator: Powerful and intense, boasting flavors driven by a vivid minerality, with plenty of pineapple, peach and glazed citrus. The luxuriant finish is well-spiced, featuring creamy n...

Wine Spectator: Dark, rich and concentrated, with beautifully defined and ripe black cherry and blackberry fruit. Gains intensity and shows a firm wall of tannins on the finish, but they're r...

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 ...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2010 Chambolle-Musigny Les Baudes is deep, rich and powerful. The low yields of the vintage have given the wine an extra level of textural richness and sheer depth that is...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2010 Gevrey-Chambertin Vieilles Vignes reveals quite a bit more depth than the straight Gevrey bottling. Black cherries, flowers, mint and licorice are some of the many no...

About this Wine: La Serena's Brunello di Montalcino comes from 17 year old vineyards near the famed Montesoli Cru. The vineyards, planted at 350 meters above sea level on clayey, calcareous so...

Wine Spectator: Structured and racy, showing blueberry and chocolate aromas and flavors, with loads of currant. Full and tannic, yet polished and caressing, with an impressive and persistent ...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 1993 Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select is an outstanding wine that is close in quality to the 1992 and 1991. The 1993 boasts an opaque purple color, as well as a sweet, s...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 1993 Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select is an outstanding wine that is close in quality to the 1992 and 1991. The 1993 boasts an opaque purple color, as well as a sweet, s...