Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: Also remarkable, the 2010 St.-Joseph Vignes de l'Hospice boasts smoky black currant notes intermixed with blueberries, boysenberries, spring flowers and crushed rock in a full...

Wine Spectator: Thick with black cherry and blackberry fruit, finishing with a touch of exotic spices. Has a bit more refinement than most big Shirazes. Drink now through 2008. 1,800 cases ma...

Wine Spectator: Rich, ripe and generous, bursting with vivid blackberry, currant and floral flavors that dance energetically against refined tannins, finishing with length on the crisp finish...

Wine Spectator: Ripe and round, a polished mouthful of cherry, spice and licorice flavors. This hums through the supple finish. Drink now through 2014. -HS

Wine Spectator: Fresh and vibrant, with floral overtones to the berry and pomegranate flavors, which linger on the focused finish. Drink now. -HS

About this Wine: fashioned by winemaker Kim Johnston from vineyards owned by the Longbottom family

About this Wine: fashioned by winemaker Kim Johnston from vineyards owned by the Longbottom family

Wine Spectator: This lithe, peppery red is appealing for its freshness, offering juicy plum and blackberry fruit.Finishes with a touch of dark chocolate, showing length and refinement.Shiraz....

Wine Spectator: Pleasantly rustic, with a range of crushed rock, loamy earth, dried berry, sage and dried herb flavors, all well-proportioned and ending with a tight, tapered finish. Drink no...

Jancis Robinson: 100% separate parcel. Whole bunch fermentation off the north facing slope of Tarraford, no filtration, gravity bottled. Very vibrant and rather austere and demanding. Yes, it'...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Dark purple. Fresh dark berry and cherry-cola aromas and flavors are complicated by notes of Asian spices and licorice. Bright and racy on entry, then fleshier and richer in...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Dark purple. Fresh dark berry and cherry-cola aromas and flavors are complicated by notes of Asian spices and licorice. Bright and racy on entry, then fleshier and richer in...

Wine Spectator: This gushes with chocolate-covered cherry, plum and blackberry fruit, but never gets jammy thanks to racy acidity and plenty of tobacco, iron and tar flavors. Long, vibrant fi...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Inky ruby. Intense blackberry and anise aromas are complemented by notes of candied flowers and smoky minerals. Silky and seamless on the palate, offering sweet dark berry a...

Wine Spectator: A torrid summer with little rain and good weather during the harvest led to a Chapelle of immense potential. Burly and not as seamless as the '90, with layers of this wine's t...

Wine Spectator: From a low-yield, hot-summer vintage, this full-bodied Syrah is still very young and tough, with a plummy, ripe character, chalk, mineral and leather notes and excellent conce...

Wine Spectator: This is packed and well-rendered, with notes of fig, boysenberry confiture and ganache at the core and powerful structure pushing from behind. Shows plenty of roasted tobacco ...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Opaque ruby. Intense, mineral-accented aromas of cherry-cola, minerals, cracked pepper and anise. Smoky and penetrating on the palate, offering vibrant dark berry and bitter...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Opaque ruby. Intense, mineral-accented aromas of cherry-cola, minerals, cracked pepper and anise. Smoky and penetrating on the palate, offering vibrant dark berry and bitter...