Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Good bright ruby-red. Lovely floral perfume to the aromas of redcurrant, minerals, tar and leather. Not yet as complex in the mouth as the nose suggests, showing a slight he...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Deep ruby. Ripe cherry, spicecake, garrigue and an exotic hint of flowers on the intensely perfumed nose. Sappy and fresh as well as dense, offering intense raspberry and ch...

About this Wine: Le Serre Nuove is the `second vin' of Ornellaia. Its composition is decided upon at the moment of the final blending of Ornellaia by choosing the barriques which combine chara...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: Hudson's 2010 Pick Up Sticks is an unusual blend of 65% Grenache, 20% Syrah and 15% Barbera. Sweet red cherries, flowers, herbs and licorice, all come to life beautifully on a...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Bright purple. Explosive aromas of dark berry liqueur, potpourri, candied licorice and sandalwood. Lush and expansive, offering sweet blackberry and blueberry flavors and an...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Opaque purple. Intensely perfumed scents of cherry-cola, blackberry liqueur and Asian spices, with an exotic floral overtone. Weighty but sharply focused black and blue frui...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Bright ruby-red. High-pitched aromas of cassis, blackberry, licorice pastille and violet. Round, suave and lush but with lovely inner-mouth lift to the cassis and chocolate ...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: I hope one day to have another chance to taste a vertical of Roccamonfina Terra di Lavoro because I have a strong feeling the 2010 will occupy a place among the very finest vi...

Wine Spectator: Offers meaty aromatics, with dense, chewy and juicy currant and plum fruit flavors sliding into a relatively gentle finish. Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, ...

Wine Spectator: This is special, with a very deep well of plum, fig, cassis and blackberry fruit seamlessly melded together and a nearly endless finish inlaid with Lapsang souchong tea, melte...

Wine Enthusiast: Big, smoky and concentrated on the nose, this has a ton of black fruit and char notes. This is mouth-filling, deep and powerful stuff, with a potent mash of baked blackberry, ...

Wine Spectator: Presents a complex, graceful mix of blackberry, black licorice and boysenberry pie scents, yet for all its apparent ripeness this remains elegant and ends with a more subtle, ...

About this Wine: The Côtes du Rhône Rouge sets the standard for the appellation. Since the 1998 vintage, the wine is now based on Syrah (50-60%), with about 30-40% Grenache and the balance...

Wine Spectator: Juicy, with ripe pear, nectarine and melon flavors, showing focus, a medium body and a refreshing finish. Spicy notes linger. Roussanne and Viognier. Drink now. –MW

Wine Spectator: Offers an assertive mix of flavors, with dried currant, plum, blackberry, dill, cedar and mocha-laced oak. This is well-structured, firming nicely on the finish. Cabernet Sauv...

Wine & Spirits: Pinotage meets cabernet sauvignon and syrah in this nutmeg and clove-inflected Cape blend. It’s black and silky, the fruit inclining towards cassis and Mission fig—concentrate...