Wine Spectator: Enormously complex, smooth and sophisticated, with layers of currant, blackberry, earth, plum and cedary oak flavors that are woven together nicely. Finishes with a long, intr...

About this Wine: Its firm, well-rounded tannins offer a smoothness ever present over the years. Being highly concentrated, it can be left to age  for many years...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2010 Nuits St. Georges Les Pruliers is one of the more immediate of the 1er Crus at Taupenot-Merme. A burst of dark red fruit flows through to the juicy, expressive finish...

Wine Spectator: This is rich and plush in texture, sporting blackberry and black cherry aromas and flavors. Full-bodied and muscular, needing air to open, with fine length. Give this time, or...

About this Wine: "Taylor's finest and rarest wine, the very pinnacle of port. Only in a year when everything is perfect does Taylor's `declare' a vintage. With the company's reputation at stak...

Wine Spectator: Very rich and balanced, with a deep well of dark plum, kirsch and spiced cherry flavors joined by decadent Asian spice and mocha notes. This shows plenty of grip on the finish...

About this Wine: Barolo Cannubi Boschis is the flagship wine and is the one that earned Luciano his early success, being one of the first Italian wines to earn 100 points from the noted critic...

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...

Wine Spectator: A dark, brooding and dense wine, delivering dried cherry, carpaccio and spice flavors, which linger on the broad finish. Has layers and layers of depth, all balled up and wait...

Wine Spectator: A gorgeous Gevrey, this exudes floral and sweet berry aromas that lead a beam of cherry flavor, with notes of blackberry, spice and mineral. This seems pretty for the appellat...

Wine Spectator: Big, grapey red, yet refined and polished in texture. Medium- to full-bodied, with fine tannins and a fruity finish. Better than '00? -JS

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Good deep red. Ripe aromas of raspberry, mocha, smoke and flint. Supple, rich and deep but not overly sweet, with good mineral and menthol lift to its raspberry fruit. Tannins...

Wine Spectator: Delivers a tight beam of rich, complex flavors, with currant, black licorice, loamy earth, cedar and tobacco leaf notes that expand on the finish, where this maintains its f...

Wine Spectator: Features a bright, lively, leafy edge, with cassis bush and tobacco framing the slightly tangy core of red currant and black cherry, showing a solid note of iron. Cuts a disti...

Wine Spectator: Beautifully balanced, boasting lovely currant, mineral and black cherry flavors, medium to full body, good complexity and well-integrated tannins. Should improve with age; try...

Wine Enthusiast: A powerful wine, very structured with wood, coffee notes and dark tannins. It feels extracted, although the weight of fruit is certainly enough to handle that. It’s for the lo...

About this Wine: "The 2001 Rudd Oakville Estate is the second vintage from the newly replanted vineyard at the corner of Oakville Crossroad and Silverado Trail. The vineyard is planted in rock...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Bright ruby-red. Sexy aromas and flavors of black raspberry, dark chocolate and licorice. Supple, sweet and concentrated, but with a solid spine of suave tannins giving shap...