Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Dark purple. Aromas of cherry compote and cassis are brightened by a zesty mineral quality. Rich but lithe, offering gently sweet black raspberry and cherry flavors and a bi...

Wine Spectator: Boysenberry and black currant fruit is wrapped in anise, plum sauce and spice notes, with ample toast on the finish. There's plenty of grip, but a strong graphite edge underne...

Wine Spectator: Offers a grippy edge from the start, with briar, pepper and smoldering tobacco notes framing the core of dark plum, fig sauce and blackberry fruit. The long, structured finish...

Wine Spectator: Offers a lovely velvety feel from the start, with very fleshy blackberry, linzer torte and mulled plum fruit flavors woven with bittersweet cocoa, licorice snap and roasted al...

Wine Spectator: Dense but caressing, with polished black currant, cassis and pastis notes that flow along, while tobacco, tar and violet notes chime in throughout. The long, sleek finish has ...

About this Wine: "With twenty vintages under his belt, Michel Chapoutier and his impressive winemaking staff go from strength to strength. These are among the world's greatest wines, especia...

Wine Spectator: Very nicely defined, with mouthwatering acidity driving the anise, plum sauce and bitter cherry flavors, while dark tobacco, bay and olive notes flitter through the background...

Wine Front: The Eight Iron vineyard is located near the cellar door. Planted in 1960 on shallow grey loam. Raspberry liqueur, pepper, licorice, earth - seems very McLareny. Even, savoury ...

Wine Front: Shallow grey loam planted 1999. Got a bit of lift and also a floral edge, marzipan, dark fruit and dark chocolate. Chewy dry tannin, ferrous, rough and rugged - though a littl...

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...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: ...The opaque purple-colored 2000 Syrah exhibits a big, sweet bouquet of blackberries, white pepper, creosote, and bacon fat. Full-bodied, structured, backward, and concentrat...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: ...flavors of blackberries, blueberries, creosote, and acacia flowers. Heady, full-bodied, and viscous, with tremendous opulence as well as fleshy fruit, this mind-blowing Syr...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Opaque purple. Smoky cassis and blueberry aromas are complicated by cracked pepper, violet and dusty minerals. Juicy and sweet, with dense dark fruit preserve flavors given ve...

About this Wine: 100% Syrah. Notes of bitter chocolate, blackberry, and lavender on the nose.  Flavors of licorice, graphite, and sweet fruit. Finishes with round tannins, dried flowers...

Wine Spectator: Very round and fresh, with delicious crushed fig, plum sauce and graphite flavors laced with spice and sweet earth notes. The long, incense- and toast-filled finish has lovely...

Wine Spectator: Very stylish, with soft but persistent mouthfeel to the blackberry, pepper, tobacco and cocoa notes. Features lingering black tea and iron notes on the finish. Drink now throu...

Bob Campbell, MW: Impressive wine with more fruit sweetness and intensity than the Left Field label. Very seductive Syrah that delivers dark berry, plum and black pepper with energy and focus. ...

Wine Spectator: Smooth and velvety, framing its cherry, leather and spice flavors with fine tannins, lingering nicely with a touch of wet earth. Drink now through 2015. -HS

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The blockbuster 1998 Shiraz The Armagh exhibits a murky plum/garnet/purple color in addition to a big, sweet nose of black fr...

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...