Wine Spectator: This is juicy, with blackberry, boysenberry and pomegranate flavors converging on the firm tannins. There's acidity too, giving this a lean, austere profile by the finish. The...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Medium red. Powerfully mineral aromas of dark berries, orange zest, floral oils and crushed stone. The palate offers great class and lift, showing superb definition to the f...

Burghound: Strong reduction again precludes a satisfactory examination of the aromas. By contrast to the funky nose there is excellent verve and freshness to the concentrated, detailed a...

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...

Jancis Robinson: Not racked. Just out of new barrel. Lovely sweet fruit and just needs a bit of time to absorb the oak. Lovely stuff. Great hedonistic purple-fruit flavours. He says `wait at l...

Wine Spectator: A burly, meaty red, packed with dark cherry and berry flavors, but also a hint of smoke and tar. On the palate, this begins with a blast of fruit, before yielding to stiff, dr...

Wine Spectator: This is rich and plush in texture, sporting blackberry and black cherry aromas and flavors. Full-bodied and muscular, needing air to open, with fine length. Give this time, or...

Wine Spectator: A reduced smoky aroma needs air to dissipate, while underneath are pure black cherry, blackberry, violet, spice and iron flavors. Well-toned and athletic, with a graceful fini...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Good red-ruby. Black raspberry, smoke and a whiff of exotic fruits on the nose. Silky and fine-grained, with a lush texture given clarity and lift by nicely integrated acidi...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: (from low-yielding old vines): Full ruby-red. Slightly reduced aromas of blackberry, raspberry and game, with a high-pitched suggestion of cassis leaf. Silky, sappy and bro...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Bright ruby-red. Wild aromas of blackberry, chocolate and meat are considerably less expressive today than those of the Bressandes. Broad and large-scaled but backward, show...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Good deep red. Reticent aromas of black cherry, coffee and mocha. Fatter and riper than the Vieilles Vignes but a bit more liqueur-like and showing more oaky torrefaction. ...

Connoisseurs' Guide: Never noted for wines of swagger and opulence, winemaker Gary Farrell has once again shown a typically restrained hand here with a fruity, well-focused wine that is precise an...

Wine Spectator: A hint of green olive adds piquancy to the light, vivid raspberry and guava fruit, coming together with refinement and purity as the finish lingers deftly. Shows depth and t...

Wine Spectator: Firm, dense and concentrated, with a mix of rich berry, spice, mineral and cedar. Taut and tannic, this tightens on the finish, so best to cellar short term or decant. Best fr...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Bright ruby-red. Sexy aromas of black raspberry and candied rose, along with a strong Asian spice character. Deeply pitched red and dark berry preserve flavors are given an ...

Wine Spectator: Clean, pure, ripe and vivid flavors of spice, wild berry and raspberry are tight and structured in this tannic red. Best from 2013 through 2023. -JL

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Vivid ruby-red. Raspberry compote and Asian spices on the alluringly perfumed nose, with notes of Asian spices and sandalwood adding complexity. Sweet, sappy and expansive, ...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Good dark red. Exotic, slightly medicinal aromas of dried cherry, incense, licorice and eucalyptus. Supple, spicy and quite dry, offering good energy to its rather cool red ...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Good bright medium red. Very ripe aromas of tobacco and smoky minerality. Larger-scaled than the Clos de la Barre, with flavors of medicinal black cherry, licorice and wild ...