Wine Enthusiast: A beautiful Pinot Noir, dry, rich and voluptuous. It's delicious, with a round mellow feeling, but good tannins give it a firm edge. The ripe flavors suggest cherries, Dr. Pep...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Good medium red. Sexy aromas of cherry, redcurrant and minerals complicated by smoky earth tones. Impressively dense, intense red fruit and floral flavors are stubbornly clo...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Good deep red. Ripe aromas of raspberry, mocha, smoke and flint. Supple, rich and deep but not overly sweet, with good mineral and menthol lift to its raspberry fruit. Tannins...

Wine Spectator: Broad and structured, with sweet cherry and oak spice notes reinforced by burly tannins. This is rigid now, with fruit and mineral wrestling with the tannins on the finish. Be...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Bright deep red. Ripe, smoky, nuanced aromas of musky raspberry, licorice, mint and game. Rich, silky and sweet, with nicely integrated acidity giving shape to the broad mid...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Good medium red. Musky aromas of cherry, flint and crushed stone. Big, ripe and rich, with a positive earthy quality to the plum and spice flavors. This nicely deep but youthf...

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'...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Good full, deep red. Cherry liqueur, red licorice, fresh herbs and menthol on the nose. Clenched and backward, with an austerity not shown by the preceding samples. The shy, m...

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...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Deep ruby-red, the darkest wine in the cellar. Deep, brooding aromas of black plum, minerals and game. Broad, lush and mouthfilling; fine-grained and pliant. This boasts excel...

John Gilman: The 2009 Gravains is cut from the riper side of the Pavelot ledger this year and really comes across as an exotic and exuberant 1990-like wine. The nose is a blend of black ra...

Eddie Wolowski: Bright carmine-hued core, with a light, nearly clear rim. Zesty red fruit and spring flowers immediately pop from the glass. Notes of ripe strawberry, Bing cherry and raspberr...

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...

Wine Spectator: A tight, firmly structured '09, sporting a narrow range of cherry, black currant, spice and mineral flavors. This is dense and fresh, with oak spice lingering on the finish. B...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Very deep red. Black cherry, licorice and a hint of peppermint on the nose, lifted by a violet topnote. Juicy acidity gives a penetrating quality to the flavors of dark frui...

Wine Spectator: Both rich and restrained, offering deeply concentrated black and red fruits, with blackberry, raspberry, spice and mineral notes. Showing great acidity, balance, depth and per...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2010 Gevrey-Chambertin Vieilles Vignes blossoms onto the palate with an effortless grace that is hard to describe with mere words. There is tremendous depth and richness i...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Medium red. Subtle, vinous aromas of redcurrant, red cherry, underbrush and leather. Sweet and silky on entry, then tight in the middle, with terrific purity and verve to th...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2010 Echezeaux is rich, ripe and surprisingly open. Plums, black cherries, spices and dried flowers are layered into the sensual finish. The Echezeaux gives the impression...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Good bright, deep red. Reticent aroma of medicinal dark fruits and menthol. In a distinctly backward, dry, savory style; full-bodied, masculine wine, a bit cool in the conte...