Burghound: This offers a small step up in aromatic complexity with a layered nose of a variety of red berry fruits plus lovely violet hints that serve as a relatively refined introductio...

John Gilman: The 2009 Peuillets is yet again another twist on the 2009 vintage, as this is an extremely elegant and pure rendition of the year. The bouquet is deep, complex and very classy...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Good bright red-ruby. Blackberry and violet on the pure, vibrant nose. Denser and sweeter than the Aloxe-Corton, with crushed blackberry flavor framed by a firm edge of acid...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: Pavelots' 2008 Savigny-les-Beaune Serpentieres features aromas of cherry and plum with intimations of their pits, as well as a maritime combination of saline and alkaline scen...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Bright ruby-red. Suave nose offers blackberry, crushed stone and bitter chocolate. Dense, pliant and sweet, with a sappy concentration to the black fruit flavors. Finishes ...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Good deep, bright red. Dark raspberry and spice aromas complicated by leather and game nuances. Juicy, tightly coiled and penetrating, with a slightly liqueur-like black cherr...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Deep, bright red. High-pitched aromas of strawberry, raspberry and Asian spices, complemented by a subtle smoky quality. Zesty and precise, with tangy red berry flavors show...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Medium ruby. Musky, reduced black raspberry aroma. Lush, dense and sappy, with sweet flavors of black raspberry and chocolate verging on confectionery. Offers impressive depth...

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...

Wine Enthusiast: You know you're dealing with a great Pinot Noir when it's this delicious right out of the bottle, yet will age. This wine is enormously rich and sweet in cherries, blackberrie...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: An extracted style of Pinot with a touch of volatile acidity, this is a monolithic, chunky, big, rich, full-bodied, powerful, rich 2003. Not harmonious at this stage, it is ru...

About this Wine: Spring Grove Vineyards is a group of extremely small properties located in the Spring Grove District of San Benito County. Complex and elegant, this Pinot Noir offer...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2005 Pinot Noir Estate "Sigma" was aged for 18 months in French oak including 30% new Francois Freres barrels. The wine has superb aromatics featuring toasty, mineral, bla...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: Medium ruby-purple in color, the 2009 "South" Pinot Noir presents aromas of black cherries, red currants and freshly cracked black pepper with a hint of cloves. Medium bodied ...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Bright ruby. Vibrant raspberry and cherry aromas are complicated by Asian spices and candied rose. The palate offers lively red berry and bitter cherry flavors enlivened by n...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2009 Chambolle-Musigny Les Charmes is an immediate wine. The aromatics alone are beautifully open and expressive. The fruit shows terrific delineation, depth and nuance wi...

Jancis Robinson: Quite dark ruby. Interesting tension on the nose. Lots of gas and race. Juicy and very electric. Punchy. Slight bitter damsons on the finish.

Jancis Robinson: Crimson. Very sappy and savoury - no extra sweetness here. Just concentration but juice and lift too. Quite a bit of acidity. Freshness and precision. Slight bitterness on the...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: (racked three days before my visit) Full ruby-red. Knockout nose melds black cherry, violet, licorice and brown spices; this is wild yet aristocratic in a Chambertin way. Dens...