Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2007 Pinot Noir shows a little more ripeness and exoticism on the nose, smudged at first but gaining clarity with aeration. The palate has more weight and concentration th...

Wine & Spirits: Nick Mills has tuned his vines to the cool elevations of Wanaka, working through natural viticulture and winemaking to produce this explosively schisty pinot noir, a Central O...

Burghound: A deft touch of wood sets off more complex and slightly riper red and dark berry fruit aromas that also evidence nuances of violets, spice and warm earth. The rich, round and ...

Pinot Report: Medium ruby color; delicate, earthy and herbal aromas with some cherry notes; deep, rich earthy and herbal flavors with rich red cherry notes; elegant; some toasty oak; good s...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Good deep red-ruby. Musky aromas of redcurrant, dark cherry, smoke and animal fur, lifted by a hint of peony. Juicy, tight and imploded, with its serious density and underlyin...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: (estate bottling, from the high en Orveaux climat Dark bright red. Expressive aromas and flavors of redcurrant, iron, leather, licorice, stone and dark chocolate. Rich, silky ...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Bright, deep red. Very ripe aromas of cherry, mocha and licorice. Suave and vibrant on the palate, with noteworthy energy to its flavors of black cherry, minerals and licorice...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Good bright, deep red. Medicinal red cherry, raspberry, spices and mint on the vibrant nose. Sweet and suave but at the same time penetrating in the style of the better 2010...

Burghound: A more elegant and cooler nose of very ripe red cherries, plum, stone and a hint of the sauvage introduces intensely mineral-driven, energetic and beautifully well-delineated ...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Medium red. Reticent but pure aromas of crushed stone, flowers and tobacco. Fat, silky, pliant and broad; not quite as gripping as the Echezeaux but plush and suave. Here the ...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Medium red. Pure, bright but reticent aromas of black cherry, menthol, licorice and wild herbs; very Clos Vougeot! Silky on entry, then fresh and firm, with black cherry, mi...

Wine Spectator: An intriguing, multidimensional wine, with layer after layer of truffle, mineral, clove and chicory notes that frame the plush, ripe black cherry and plum flavors. The intensi...

Wine Spectator: Taut and focused, this offers a cascade of cinnamon, clove, cherry, raspberry and guava flavors, coming together harmoniously against refined tannins. The finish glides easily...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Good bright, full red. High-toned aromas of peppery red fruits. Pliant, sweet and minerally, but with the wine's new oak component currently masking its underlying fruit. Ulti...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Good deep red. Complex, soil-driven aromas of red cherry, raspberry, menthol and crushed stone. Wonderfully round and sweet, with terrific red fruit intensity complemented b...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: (true Charmes, from vines planted north-south right below Chambertin): Bright deep red with ruby highlights. Musky, meaty, reduced nose hints at minerals and dried rose ("th...

Burghound: Subtle wood frames the ripe and spicy purple fruit aromas that exude fine nuances of both soil and stone. There is excellent power to the robust and broad-scaled flavors that ...

Wine Enthusiast: A delicious, soft wine, packed with ripe, almost sweet red fruits. More complexity comes from the integrated wood and acidity, although approachability is the dominant charact...

About this Wine: To the Eye : Everything depends on the vintage and the age of the bottle. A Richebourg can be a velvety ruby colour or a dark nocturnal red, shading towards blackish purple. T...

Burghound: This is really quite fresh for the vintage with primarily red fruit and earth aromas preceding overtly muscular and big-bodied flavors that are robust and even mildly rustic, ...