About this Wine: "Monbousquet is a blend of 60% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Franc and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon. The grapes are fermented in temperature-controlled, stainless steel tanks and the wine is...

Wine Spectator: Rock solid, displaying a dense core of plum, steeped currant and braised fig fruit, with racy charcoal and ganache notes. Intensely chalky, offering flesh and refinement to ma...

Wine Spectator: Nicely toasty, with a lovely broad stroke of mocha and ganache spread over the velvety core of plum sauce, blackberry coulis and steeped currant fruit. The long, polished fini...

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

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Inky, glass-staining ruby. An exotically perfumed bouquet evokes dark fruit liqueur, smoky Indian spices, potpourri and cracked pepper. Deep but lively, offering palate-coat...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Good bright medium red. Expressive aromas of cherry, marzipan, menthol, leather, flowers and spices. Supple and pliant on the palate, offering moderate delineation but lovel...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Opaque purple. Ripe dark berries and spices on the nose and palate. Deeply pitched, smoke-accented blackberry and cherry flavors are complicated by herbal and floral nuances...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Good full red. Pure but subdued aromas of blackberry and violet. Juicy, pure and nicely delineated, with sound acids framing and lifting the purple berry and floral flavors....

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2010 Morey St. Denis Le Chenevery is rich, sumptuous and beautifully balanced. All the elements are woven together gracefully in this deeply expressive wine. Underlying mi...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: (50% vendange entier): Good bright, dark red. Very ripe black fruits and peppery spices on the nose; distinct hints of surmaturite. Big, sweet, ripe and rich; in a rather p...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Good bright medium red. Pomegranate, cherry, minerals and game on the nose, plus a hint of cassis leaf reduction. Sweet and juicy, with pepper and herb elements energizing t...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: Musky, faintly fusil, smoky, and pungent citrus oil aromas introduce the Dagueneau 2010 Blanc Fume de Pouilly Pur Sang, all of which have their piquant tactile and flavor coun...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: A pungent suggestion of diverse hedge flowers and high-toned herbs rises from the glass of Dagueneau 2010 Blanc Fume de Pouilly Silex; then migrates to a palate dominated by s...

Wine Spectator: Apricot and nectarine notes add interest to this grapefruit- and apple-tinged white that turns compact on the finish, with a hint of tannins. Intense, but needs time to unwind...

About this Wine: "Monbousquet is a blend of 60% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Franc and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon. The grapes are fermented in temperature-controlled, stainless steel tanks and the wine is...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: I know some readers will find it hard to believe, but the 2011 Nostre Pais Blanc's aromas and rich, honeyed, full-bodied texture reminded me of the famous white Chateauneuf du...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Bright pale color. Complex aromas of white pepper, snap pea and fresh herbs call to mind a gruner veltliner. Moderately ripe but nicely concentrated and silky in texture, wi...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2011 Chablis Vaillons is impeccable from start to finish. Layers of yellow stone fruits caress the palate in this overt, yet highly sophisticated wine. The underlying mine...

About this Wine: " Lynch-Bages made primarily from Cabernet-Sauvignon, is famous for its fine bouquet and rich tannin, which becomes soft and delicious with age. Lynch-Bages is powerful with a...