Wine Spectator: Features a thick, ripe feel, with plum sauce and blackberry paste notes that drip slowly as licorice snap and roasted apple wood fill in the finish. A more overtly hedonistic ...

Wine Spectator: This is perfumy and very pure, with lovely lilac and blackberry aromas followed by plum, cassis and black cherry fruit. The supple finish is caressed with toast that leaves a ...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Good dark red. Sexy, soil-driven aromas of raspberry, dried flowers, minerals, spices and mint. Suave on entry, then quite fine-grained in the mouth, conveying outstanding v...

About this Wine: "Deep dark ruby in color, the aromas reflect classic Rutherford notes of black cherry and currant, with licorice, loam and dried herb components. The wine is medium to full bo...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The spellbinding 2009 Clos Martinet is a blend of 65% Garnacha (including some Garnacha Peluda), 18% Carinena, 11% Syrah and the rest a mixture of Cabernet and Merlot, althoug...

Wine Spectator: Juicy and open, with a bright mix of strawberry, pomegranate and cherry fruit laced with a pleasantly firm structure. Shows more flesh and dark fruit with aeration, releasing ...

Wine Spectator: Plush in texture, with a nice transparency to the blueberry and cherry fruit, finishing with a hint of dill. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Malbe...

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...

About this Wine: Location: Chateau Clerc-Milon is located in Pauillac, just between Chateau Mouton-Rothschild and Chateau Lafite-Rothschild. 69 acres producing 14,000 cases. Classificati...

Wine Spectator: Shows blackberry and olive on the nose. Full-bodied, with fine tannins and sweet, ripe fruit for the vintage. Balanced and pretty. Best after 2012. -JS

Wine Spectator: Offers subtle aromas of smoky wood, fresh herbs and dark fruits. Full-bodied, with a solid core of fruit and soft, silky tannins. Very well-crafted and polished for the vintag...

Wine Enthusiast: This vineyard-designated riserva delivers perfumed notes of red rose, pressed flower and a bright, berry-driven bouquet. In the mouth, this is a plump, bold wine with thick co...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Tasted from two different foudres; #1: Sexy, floral-accented aromas and flavors of blueberry and candied cherry. Spicy and energetic, with good clarity and lift. #2: Deeper...

Burghound: The very earthy and slightly herbal aromas lead to rather somber flavors that offer good energy as well as a light touch of minerality on the serious, mouth coating and firmly...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: One of the most compelling wines in the Epoch lineup is the 2010 Block B, a 100% Syrah taken from a single block within the estate’s Paderewski vineyard. Today, the 2010 comes...

Wine Spectator: Dark and brooding, this red is dense with smoky, meaty black cherry and dried tomato flavors, swirling smoothly through the long, complex finish. Shows tremendous power, but l...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: This could turn out to be the finest La Fleur de Gay since the incredible duo of 1989 and 1990. Made from 35-year-old Merlot vines planted on the plateau of Pomerol, sandwiche...

About this Wine: Lamaione is an exceptionally superb Super Tuscan produced by the Castel Giocondo tenuta from 100% merlot grown in the 12-hectare Lamaione vineyard, planted in 1976.