Jeff Loo: Crimson red color with very little variation. This just screams drink me now. Lush aromas of fresh strawberry, cherry, roasted pepper and crushed stones are complemented by s...

Wine Spectator: Lush yet precise, with green tea, honeysuckle and quinine notes rippling through the core of green plum, pear and Jonagold apple fruit. The finish has mouthwatering minerality...

Wine Spectator: Broad and fleshy, exhibiting lots of melted fig, black currant paste and graphite notes woven with maduro tobacco and bittersweet cocoa. There's a long, smoldering finish. Bes...

Wine Spectator: This is inviting, with delicious raspberry ganache, cherry reduction and sweet spice notes all pushed by racy licorice and toast. The slightly firm, muscular finish should str...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Good bright, full red. High-toned aromas of peppery red fruits. Pliant, sweet and minerally, but with the wine's new oak component currently masking its underlying fruit. Ulti...

Wine Enthusiast: A toasty and buttery wine that is initially smooth and silky. It's only on the mid-palate that the tauter, more steely character of Chablis comes through. With fresh acidity, ...

Wine Spectator: Though glycerol-like in texture, this is more angular in its approach, with vivid acidity driving the lime, baked apple, almond and mineral flavors. Offers fine intensity and ...

About this Wine: This single-vineyard of three hectares is situated next to Château Angelus and represents the highest manifestation of Cabernet Franc in a wine of this level from Bordeaux. Se...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Pale yellow. Aromas of ripe peach, acacia blossom, clove and smoky oak. The sweetest and fattest of these 2008s, if a bit youthfully monolithic today. Thomas finds this a bit ...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Peach, honey, menthol and stone on the nose. Rich and fairly intense, with a slightly candied quality to the honey and peach flavors. This may be a bit tired today owing to th...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Full yellow-gold. Exotic aromas of poached pear, honeycomb and dried flowers, with a musky saline nuance and a suggestion of tropical fruits. Tactile in the mid-palate, with a...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Good medium yellow. Subdued aromas of ripe peach and stone, with hints of iodine and smoke. Fairly lush in the mouth but with a firm rocky underpinning to the peach and spice ...

Wine Spectator: Lilac, tar and cassis bush aromas are followed by a broad swath of mulled plum, black currant and maduro tobacco. The strong, mineral- and tar-filled spine drives through the ...

Wine Spectator: Shows a lightly firm plum skin edge, with a briary feel to the pomegranate, black cherry pepper and tobacco notes. A tangy iron edge peeks through on the finish, with the bria...

About this Wine: This cuvee is called Combe des Fous (Hill of Fools).  This cuvee is from a specific parcel on Crau that long ago was considered too difficult to work, but the Maurels' gr...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: Produced from yields of 20 hectoliters per hectare (14% natural alcohol), this 2008 reveals surprisingly high acids as well as a tart, repressed personality. Medium-bodied wit...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Musky, highly complex aromas of lemon, lime and hazelnut. Sweet on entry, then impressively tensile in the middle palate, offering superb intensity to its citrus, spice and mi...

About this Wine: According  to  tradition, "he who has no vines in Caillerets, knows not  the worth of Volnay." Qualified  as "Tête  de  cuvée" in the 1855 rating...