Wine Spectator: Still tightly wound, with a core of damson plum, red licorice, crushed cherry and fruitcake notes held in check for now by racy, graphite-edged tannins. The long, sappy finish...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Ruby-red. Aromas of raspberry and blackberry, with bright floral and spice notes adding lift. Bright and focused, with taut red and dark berry flavors displaying very good ene...

Wine Spectator: This is rounded and fresh, but shows good persistence, as damson plum, red currant and blackberry fruit glides along, laced with hints of sandalwood, black tea and roasted tob...

Wine Enthusiast: Densely structured wine, full of honey, cinnamon, and sweetness. The acidity gives just the right counterpoint.

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: 2009 Valhalla Chardonnay is a more serious, age-worthy proposition, giving intense notes of toast, roasted nuts, yeast, sulfides, warm apricots, fresh figs and some ginger. Cr...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2010 Viognier Larner Vineyard is gorgeous. Beautiful, floral aromatics lead to hints of honeysuckle and tangerine in this expressive, delineated Viognier. The style is a b...

Rhone Report, The: A voluptuous, hedonistic, and pleasure bent blend that is mostly Grenache, the 2011 Orin Swift Abstract delivers loads of creamy red and blackberry fruit, sweet spice, licoric...

Wine Spectator: Very solid, with a graphite spine that drives through the core of dark plum, currant and blackberry fruit. The finish lets the anise and violet notes play out, retaining some ...

Wine Spectator: Very lush and expressive, with caressing plum sauce, mulled blueberry and blackberry fruit and melted licorice and warm fruitcake flavors, all gliding together through the fin...

Wine Spectator: Packed with slightly heady loganberry, blackberry and roasted fig notes, this sports ample toast, a thick cocoa coating and a slightly chewy feel through the finish. Should so...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2009 Chateauneuf du Pape (80% Grenache and the rest Mourvedre, Syrah and Cinsault aged in cement) exhibits damp earth, smoky Provencal herb, pepper, kirsch and black curra...

Wine Enthusiast: Peregrine's wines have settled into a consistent groove, marrying subtle herb and mossy notes with an enveloping core of black cherry fruit. The 2007 is medium in body, with a...

About this Wine: "Our Reserve chardonnay is created in our small lot winemaking facility, a "winery within a winery." Under the direction of consulting winemaker David Ramey, we employ cutting...

Wine Spectator: Quite toasty, with lots of coffee and warm cocoa notes, followed by mulled fig, plum and black currant fruit and a healthy dose of maduro tobacco on the broad, fleshy finish. ...

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...

Wine Spectator: Big and brawny, with lots of brambly tannins framing the blackberry and black currant fruit. Notes of fig, licorice and tar take over on the muscular finish. Long, driving fin...

Wine Spectator: Very nicely defined, with mouthwatering acidity driving the anise, plum sauce and bitter cherry flavors, while dark tobacco, bay and olive notes flitter through the background...

Wine Spectator: This is saturated, with braised fig, melted black licorice and freshly brewed espresso notes forming the core, with bittersweet ganache, mesquite and iron notes weaving throug...

Wine Spectator: A muscular, chunky style, with lots of iron-clad grip and streaks of roasted cedar running through the broad core of dark plum, black currant and fig sauce notes. This cuts a ...

Wine Spectator: An aromatic, elegant and supple wine, with wave after wave of intense, pure, and ripe flavors of peach, apricot, lemongrass, jasmine, passion fruit and nectarine. All of this ...