Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: Showing a little more tannic than it was prior to bottling, this blend of 85% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Cabernet Franc is one of the consistently well-made over-ac...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2009 Cotes du Rhone Premiere Cote is an amazingly sexy, lush, full-bodied, Cotes du Rhone with loads of black cherry and black currant fruit, a deep, concentrated mouthfee...

Wine Spectator: Bright flavors of cherry, currant and iron course through this dense red. Rich and powerful, with firm but ripe tannins. Tobacco-tinged finish. Best from 2014 through 2028. -B...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: Even better is the 2009 Chinon Cuvee Danae (100% Cabernet Franc). Made from older vines, it possesses more concentration, a denser purple color, and more blueberry and black r...

Wine Spectator: Focused, with solid bitter cherry, plum and cassis notes framed by judicious toast. Lingering tobacco and iron notes keep this nicely grounded. Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. ...

About this Wine: Purchased in 1998 from the daughter of the local blacksmith - hence the name - the initial vineyard was primarily based on a gravel outcrop, assembled over the generations wit...

Wine Spectator: A blockbuster wine for this appellation, with masses of fruit and velvety tannins, toasty oak and chocolate. 75 percent Merlot, 25 percent Cabernet Franc and 5 percent Caberne...

Wine Spectator: Violets and dark berries, with loads of aromas. Full-bodied, with a gorgeous core of sweet and ripe fruit. Long and dense, yet stylish. 10 acres. Next to Clos Fortet. 90 perce...

Wine Spectator: This takes a broader approach, with almost stolid tobacco and charcoal structure guarding the core of black currant, roasted fig and blackberry confiture flavors. Long and ver...

Wine Spectator: Lime and lemon aromas and flavors, with a thick and powerful palate. Seems more like a red wine in texture. Dense and rich. -JS

Wine Spectator: Solid notes of steeped black currant, ganache-coated fig and plum eau de vie pump along in this very dark red, but with well-integrated structure. Long and winey through the f...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2009 Meursault Les Vireuils is focused and beautifully delineated. The aromas and flavors show plenty of nuance and harmony in this mid-weight, polished white. This is fro...

Wine Spectator: WineSpectator #6 Wine of the Year. This is powerful Cabernet, with gutsy weight, but polished feel to the fresh plum, warm blackberry sauce, bittersweet ganache and roasted ap...

Wine Spectator: Solid notes of steeped black currant, ganache-coated fig and plum eau de vie pump along in this very dark red, but with well-integrated structure. Long and winey through the f...

Wine Spectator: Smoky, with bay, tobacco and briary followed by roasted fig and mulled plum notes, which all meld through the medium-bodied finish. Approachable now. Drink now through 2016. -...

Wine Spectator: A rounded, toasty frame caresses the medium-weight core of plum, fig and blackberry fruit. Stays fresh and open on the finish. Drink now. 5,500 cases made. -JM

Wine Spectator: Solid notes of steeped black currant, ganache-coated fig and plum eau de vie pump along in this very dark red, but with well-integrated structure. Long and winey through the f...

Jeff Loo: Pinkish ruby at the core with very little variation at the rim. The nose is very pretty, with notes of cherry, violet and a touch of animale, followed by hints of spice and ea...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: (this is actually from the premier cru Clos Blanc) Deep ruby-red, not as saturated as the Volnay premier crus. Wild, gamey aromas of dark berries and smoked meat. Rich, supple...