About this Wine: Caymus Vineyards produces two Cabernets Sauvignons - a "Napa Valley" and "Special Selection". Both bottlings have aromas and flavors which can only be achieved through "hang...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Light yellow-gold. An intensely perfumed bouquet displays scents of yellow plum, nectarine and redcurrant, with suave spice cake and floral notes and slow-building minerality...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2011 Granbazan Etiqueta Ambar has a glorious, floral bouquet with racy lemon, bruised apple and granitic scents that are pure class. The palate is fresh and zesty with a c...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: Tobacco, flowers and new leather are some of the notes that emerge from Keenan's 2009 Cabernet Franc. Open, radiant and expressive, the 2009 impresses with its mid-palate plia...

About this Wine: Shafer's single-vineyard Carneros-grown Chardonnay is produced from small-clustered clones of grapes selected for their low yields and distinctive flavors. Fermentation takes ...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2010 Chardonnay is gorgeous. Layers of expressive, varietal fruit emerge from a rich, textured Chardonnay long on class and personality. Ripe peaches, orange blossoms, spi...

Wine Spectator: Strawberry jam, dried lavender and hints of rosemary on the nose. Medium- to full-bodied, with lightly stewed fruit, velvety tannins and a subtle fresh strawberry aftertaste. ...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The medium to dark ruby-colored 1997 Savigny-Les-Beaune Les Narbantons possesses a dense, backward, sur-maturite fruit-laden nose. On the palate, it is stuffed with baked blac...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Vivid yellow. Zesty lemon and green apple aromas are complemented by notes of iodine, sweet butter and anise. Taut and linear on the palate, displaying intense, mineral-acce...

Wine Spectator: The generous ripe plum and blackberry fruit is intense and vivid. The texture offers the raw graininess of youth, ending with firm tannins. Drink now through 2022.- J.L.

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: A wine of considerable muscle and depth, the 2011 Zinfandel Highwire Vineyard stands apart for its plushness and richness. Layers of dark, floral-infused red/black hued fruit ...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Good deep red. Black fruits, raspberry, licorice and wild herbs on the nose, complicated by coffee and mocha. Sweet but densely packed and powerful, in a rather masculine styl...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Light gold. Musky, spice-accented aromas of pear, melon and honeysuckle, with a strong note of toasty lees. Smoky and broad but vibrant, with impressive depth to its orchard...

Wine Spectator: Harmonious, balanced and very fresh '89. Color is medium-dark ruby, with lovely fresh floral and raspberry aromas. Medium- to full-bodied, well-integrated tannins and a fruity...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Fairly pale color. Intriguing, musky aromas of pineapple, white plum, mirabelle and minerals; nose shows terrific precision. Then thick, dense and sweet in the mouth, but surp...

Wine Enthusiast: There is a racy, spicy, biting edge to this young Pinot that nicely expresses the Chehalem Mountains AVA terroir, authoritative and unapologetic for the herbal side of the gra...

Wine Spectator: This rich red is brimming with raspberry jam, chocolate, licorice and wild herb flavors. Firm tannins are well-integrated and buoyed by orange peel acidity. A lively modern st...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: Even better is the 2009 Chinon Cuvee Danae (100% Cabernet Franc). Made from older vines, it possesses more concentration, a denser purple color, and more blueberry and black r...

Wine Spectator: This is distinctive, with an intense balsamic flavor backed by plum,cherry and spice notes. Sweet and ample for the vintage, covering the firm, underlying tannins. Everything ...

Wine & Spirits: A lean cabernet with scents of violets and blue fruit, this gains richness from its dark chocolate tannins. Hints of mint, black peppercorns and dark roast coffee add to the w...