Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Inky ruby. Deep, pungent scents of garrigue-accented red and dark berries. Imploded blackberry and cassis flavors are complicated by licorice, bitter chocolate and oak spices....

About this Wine: "The 2001 Rudd Oakville Estate is the second vintage from the newly replanted vineyard at the corner of Oakville Crossroad and Silverado Trail. The vineyard is planted in rock...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2005 Shiraz (65%) - Mataro (35%) "Hubris" was aged in French and American oak puncheons, 50% new. It delivers aromas of spice box, clove, damp earth, pencil lead, black ch...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2004 Cotes du Roussillon Clos del Rey is 80% Carignan (the rest, again, Grenache) and even more darkly-hued in flavor than its 2006 counterpart. Roasted meats, toasted nut...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: ($48; 75% grenache and 25% syrah) Bright purple. Deep, pungent aromas of blackberry, boysenberry and licorice, with smoky herbal and floral notes adding complexity. Weighty, p...

Wine Spectator: Enormously complex, smooth and sophisticated, with layers of currant, blackberry, earth, plum and cedary oak flavors that are woven together nicely. Finishes with a long, intr...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: It is a brilliant effort! Probably more controversial is Usseglio's 2009 Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee La Parte des Anges (70% Mourvedre, 20% Grenache, and 10% Syrah, all aged in ...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2007, which was the debut vintage from this 14-acre parcel, is beautiful. Elegant, silky notes of red and black currants intermixed with lead pencil shavings, bay leaf, li...

About this Wine: The Reserve represents the finest twenty barrels of red wine from the cellars of Yalumba and is made only in exceptional vintages. Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz from South Aus...

Wine Spectator: Light, tight and vibrant, with creamy baked bread aromas and flavors around a bright core of lemon and pear fruit, finding a welcome balance on the lithe, sparkling finish.--H...

Wine Spectator: Very rich and caressing, with lovely plum sauce, melted licorice and cassis aromas and flavors all woven together and backed by ample but velvety tannins. The long, tar-staine...

About this Wine: This cuvee is called Combe des Fous (Hill of Fools).  This cuvee is from a specific parcel on Crau that long ago was considered too difficult to work, but the Maurels' gr...

About this Wine: René Barbier creates his intensely concentrated wine from a blend of 40% Garnacha (from 80 year old vines), 35% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Syrah and 5% Pinot Noir, Mourvedre and ...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: (40% mourvedre, 28% syrah, 27% grenache and 5% counoise): Vivid ruby-red. Sexy, highly perfumed aromas of candied raspberry, potpourri, Asian spices, sandalwood and licorice...

Wine Spectator: A fruit bomb, this packs cherry jam, blackberry and spice flavors into a round, juicy frame. Light tannins bolster the finish, which echoes fruit, with cherry and raspberry li...

Wine Spectator: This is rounded and fresh, but shows good persistence, as damson plum, red currant and blackberry fruit glides along, laced with hints of sandalwood, black tea and roasted tob...

Wine Enthusiast: Dark and incredibly concentrated, with earth, black fruits, mint and exotic side notes. It's stout and tannic, but also rich and pure, with monster black fruit flavor and powe...

Wine Spectator: Quite ripe, with layers of linzer torte, cassis and blackberry fruit piled on top of well-rounded tannins. Loads of spice and licorice ripple through the finish, with an under...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Deep ruby. Heady aromas of raspberry preserves, lavender and mocha, with a spicy overtone. Juicy and deeply concentrated, offering sappy red and dark berry flavors that become...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: (85% mencia, 7% garnacha, 6% brancello and 2% mouraton): Bright ruby. Extremely fresh, mineral-accented red berry and floral aromas are complicated by sexy Asian spices and ...