About this Wine: Its firm, well-rounded tannins offer a smoothness ever present over the years. Being highly concentrated, it can be left to age  for many years...

About this Wine: Its firm, well-rounded tannins offer a smoothness ever present over the years. Being highly concentrated, it can be left to age  for many years...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2006 Brunello di Montalcino is one of the more perfumed, vibrant wines to emerge from the southern reaches of Montalcino. Freshly cut flowers, minerals, licorice and juicy...

Wine Enthusiast: Talley produces some of the best Chardonnays on the Central Coast. Although this isn't one of their single-vineyard bottlings, it's a splendid wine, dry, crisp and silky. It s...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Bright purple. Exotic spice and potpourri scents accent intense red and dark berries on the seductively perfumed nose. Sweet, expansive and energetic on the palate, offering...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2010 Chambolle-Musigny La Combe d'Orveau is all silkiness and elegance. Firm tannins support an expressive core of juicy red cherries, flowers, mint and spices, all of whi...

About this Wine: "Taylor's finest and rarest wine, the very pinnacle of port. Only in a year when everything is perfect does Taylor's `declare' a vintage. With the company's reputation at stak...

Wine Spectator: Firm tannins underlie a smooth texture in this silky red. Black cherry, smoke, tar and mineral flavors are balanced and fresh, and this shows good focus and length. Drink now ...

Wine Spectator: Deep garnet, with an amber edge. Fabulous aromas of wild mushroom, fresh flowers and plum. Very aromatic. Full-bodied, with a marvelously silky mouthfeel and a long, flavorful...

About this Wine: Low vineyard yield is maintained by ploughing the soil, de-leafing, and crop thinning. Grapes are picked and sorted by hand.

Wine Spectator: Silky in texture and generous in flavor, with spicy cherry and rhubarb character that remains juicy through the round finish. Syrah, Malbec, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and o...

About this Wine: "...Togni noted that this wine is now typically about 82% cabernet sauvignon, with about 15% merlot, 2% cabernet franc and 1% petit verdot added since the '99 vintage."

About this Wine: This muscular wine has phenomenal density, dry vintage port-like concentration, and magnificent notes of smoke, blackberries, cassis, leather and coffee.

About this Wine: The blend of grapes used is about 53 percent Cabernet Sauvignon, 33 percent Merlot, 10 percent Cabernet Franc, and 4 percent Petit Verdot. 

About this Wine: The blend of grapes used is about 53 percent Cabernet Sauvignon, 33 percent Merlot, 10 percent Cabernet Franc, and 4 percent Petit Verdot. 

About this Wine: The blend of grapes used is about 53 percent Cabernet Sauvignon, 33 percent Merlot, 10 percent Cabernet Franc, and 4 percent Petit Verdot. 

About this Wine: The blend of grapes used is about 53 percent Cabernet Sauvignon, 33 percent Merlot, 10 percent Cabernet Franc, and 4 percent Petit Verdot. 

Wine Spectator: Wonderful aromas of tobacco, berry and currants. Full-bodied, with a solid core of fruit and vanilla character. Long and silky on the finish, with ripe tannins...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: ...Musky, wild aromas of raspberry, game, animal fur, chicory and roast coffee. Silky-sweet, very rich and full, with firm minerality giving the wine an impression of energy. ...

Jancis Robinson: Mineral, silky and polished. Sinewy and you do seem to be able to pick out the Cabernet and Syrah here.