About this Wine: Paul and Edith Chaudière chose the name "Quintessence" to highlight the superiority,   concentration, and careful selection of both the ...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2010 Amuse Bouche is a bit brighter and more focused than the 2009. Firm yet well-integrated tannins support the fruit in this nicely delineated, chiseled wine. Plums, dar...

Wine Spectator: Dense, brooding and very dark, with a block of baker's chocolate at the core, studded with linzer torte, steeped blackberry and roasted fig notes. There's lots of espresso and...

Wine Spectator: A smooth mix of ripe plum and cassis flavors that mix well with spice, cedar, cocoa and herb notes. Gains momentum on the finish. Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Malbec. Drink ...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Deep ruby. Shows good complexity on the nose, offering red fruit and floral qualities with pungent olive and herb nuances. Spice-accented raspberry and cherry flavors show g...

Wine Spectator: This is juicy and still a bit compact, with a mix of blackberry, plum and blueberry notes laced with licorice snap and backed by a long, spice-infused finish. A tarry hint lur...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Deep ruby-red. Sexy aromas of blackberry, cracked pepper, flowers and spices. Cool, spicy and aromatic in the mouth, with blue and black fruit flavors lifted by flowers and ...

Wine Spectator: Offers an amazing mix of flavors, extending from plum and blueberry to loamy earth, dried herb, cedar and tobacco. At points this is supple, but eventually firms on the finish...

Wine Spectator: Ripe and creamy, this intriguing white shows almond, brioche, melon rind and heather flavors that stay subtle and elegant through the macadamia nut-tinged finish. Drink now. 4...

Bob Campbell, MW: 63% Merlot, 27% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot. Dense wine with hints of berry, plum, spice/anise/floral and oak. Powerful red that's hard to read a...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Opaque ruby. Sexy red berry liqueur, incense and Asian spice aromas are complicated by a smoky nuance and a hint of zesty minerality. Shows very good intensity on the palate...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Bright purple. Spice-accented aromas of black raspberry, rose and licorice, with a strong note of white pepper. Bitter cherry and blackberry flavors show very good intensity a...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: Mas de Boislauzon's Cotes du Rhone-Villages is always one of the finest of the area, and the 2010 is a big time sleeper of the vintage. Lots of plum, balsamic, cassis and blac...

Wine Spectator: This is dark but racy and driven, with a gorgeous Turkish coffee note giving way to flavors of roasted fig, blackberry paste and baker's chocolate. Polished and seamless throu...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Dark purple. Aromas and flavors of cherry compote, black raspberry and candied flowers. Densely packed but lithe and precise, with gentle tannins sneaking in on the finish. ...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: Bodegas Botani's 2010 Botani is made from 100% Moscatel de Alejandria sourced from old vines. The wine is fermented in stainless steel (60%) and wood puncheons (40%) with 5 mo...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2010 Proportion Doree (Semillon/Sauvignon) is striking. It possesses more minerality, verve and backbone. Orange peel, tangerine, mint and sweet spices are some of the nua...