Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Palish medium red. Musky aromas of redcurrant, iron and smoked meat. Rich and lush on entry, then sweet in the middle, with a slightly decadent quality to the fruit. The wine'...

Wine Spectator: A tight, linear style, with wild berry, cherry and herb notes around a mineral core. Firmly structured, with a sinewy profile and a dry finish. Best from 2013 through 2024. 22...

Burghound: A cool but equally layered nose is a blend of blue pinot fruit, cherry and earth with background hints of clove and anise that are also picked up by the supple but focused and...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Good full, bright red. Complex, sweet aromas of cherry, redcurrant, spices and minerals. Suave, broad and deep, with noteworthy complexity and solid backbone to the flavors of...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: From Dijon clone 777, the 2007 Pinot Noir South Slope is from the highest elevation of any of the Hansel vineyards (and there are 80 acres). It has deep plum and pomegranate n...

About this Wine:

Wine Spectator: Tight, focused and medium-bodied, with ripe plum and black cherry fruit that's trim and minerally, ending with a pretty burst of dark berry fruit and fine-grained tannins. Dri...

Burghound: Curiously for a wine coming from a vineyard of considerable altitude, this is quite ripe with a liqueur-like nose of extract of red pinot fruit that is at once cool and elegan...

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 Spectator: Packed with black cherry, licorice, herbs and mineral, this red has a wild edge to it, offset by sweet fruit. Solidly built and intense, with a touch of heat on the finish. Be...

About this Wine: According  to  tradition, "he who has no vines in Caillerets, knows not  the worth of Volnay." Qualified  as "Tête  de  cuvée" in the 1855 rating...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Good deep red. Blueberry, licorice, brown spices and menthol on the complex nose. Richer and broader than the village wine, with more intense and complex flavors of spicy blac...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: ($135) Medium red, a bit brighter than the Latricieres. Lively aromas of red cherry, raspberry and minerals. More tightly wound than the Latricieres, with a solid supporting s...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: ($180) Medium red. Complex nose melds red fruits, minerals, rose petal and game. Then dense and sweet in the mouth, combining an almost liqueur-like quality with lovely lift. ...

Wine Spectator: A rich version for the vintage, opulent even, boasting cherry, preserved beet, plum, vanilla and clove notes. Solid, with fine concentration and sappiness midpalate, ending in...

Wine Spectator: Dense with cherry, plum, sandalwood and mineral flavors, this red balances its sweetness with fine-grained tannins. Firm and tight now, but the lingering finish shows its pote...

Wine Spectator: A pretty version for the appellation, with raspberry, cassis and floral aromas and flavors. Picks up licorice and spice note on the finish, adding depth and interest as the ta...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: ($235) Good dark red. Reticent nose hints at medicinal black cherry. Then cool but ripe in the mouth, with sweet, sappy flavors of black cherry and licorice. Finishes tannic b...

Wine Spectator: ($59)Well-structured, with ripe plum, wild berry, anise, sage and mineral notes, which give this a complex range of flavors and a backbone of acidity and tannins. Drink now th...

Wine Spectator: Offers a pretty burst of ripe plum and black cherry fruit to accompany the herb, sage, dusty berry and loamy earth flavors. Ends with a complex aftertaste and hints of anise a...