Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: ...the finest I have ever tasted.

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: This wine was rated, but no tasting notes were given.

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Pungently aromatic, super-ripe nose of grapefruit, mango and honey. Silky and voluminous, with very strong extract and enough acidity to maintain its freshness. Actually rathe...

Wine Spectator: Has beautiful aromas of mineral, flint, lemon and sliced red apple. Full-bodied, with lovely fruit and clean, ripe acidity. Shows hints of cream and vanilla, with a rich, bala...

Wine Spectator: Pretty lemon, dried flowers and dried citrus fruits on the nose. Full-bodied, with medium acidity and a lemony, white pepper and fruit finish. Best after 2005. -JS

Wine Spectator: Bright aromas of apple, lemon and pie tart. Full-bodied, with a waxy texture and a rich, fruity finish. A solid wine. Best after 2008. -JS

Wine Spectator: Stone, apple, pineapple and honey aromas follow through to lemon curd and chalk character. Full-bodied, with a lanolin and apple tart flavor. Thick and a little rustic now, bu...

Wine Spectator: Dark, rich and deeply concentrated. California-like, with its opulent coffee, herb, cedar, currant, coffee, mineral and spice flavors. Reaching a nice drinking plateau, but ha...

Wine Spectator: Glorious aromas of freshly picked raspberries, with tiny hints of cream and minerals. Full-bodied, with superfine tannins and a long, long finish of berries and cherries. Supe...

Wine Spectator: Gorgeous blackberries, currants and spices on the nose. Medium-bodied, with fine tannins and a luscious aftertaste. Second wine of Margaux. Best after 2004. 16,665 cases made....

Wine Spectator: Ripe but focused, with heather, salted butter, macadamia nut, white peach and Jonagold apple notes. This has weight and definition, kept honest by a hint of tarragon on the fi...

Wine Spectator: Beautiful aromas of blackberry and spice, with a hint of licorice. Medium-bodied, with silky tannins and a refined finish. Mushroom and berry character.--'95/'96 Bordeaux retr...

Wine Spectator: Solid, if a bit chunky in feel, with a slightly squared-off charcoal and ganache frame surrounding a core of dark plum, black currant and licorice root. Shows more austerity t...

Wine Spectator: Blackberry, licorice and tar follow through to a full-bodied palate, with firm, silky tannins and a medium berry and vanilla aftertaste. Juicy wine. Best after 2008. 6,000 cas...

Wine Spectator: Really vibrant, with lovely notes of plum, violet and cherry preserves laced with chalky cut that stretches out the finish. Very, very solid. -J.M.

Wine Spectator: Dense and powerful. Very tight, with aromas of flint, apples and citrus fruit that follow through to a full body, with honey and vanilla character. Needs time. Like a premier ...

Wine Spectator: Blazingly pure, with gorgeous honeysuckle, heather, green almond, green plum and verbena notes backed by a long, macadamia nut-tinged finish. There's both tension and creamine...

Wine Spectator: A wine of finesse. Dark-colored, with ripe berry and licorice aromas. Full-bodied, with silky tannins and a smoky, berry and vanilla aftertaste. Second label of Château Margau...

Wine Spectator: Very sleek, with a lovely winey edge to the plum, cassis and blackberry fruit, laced with roasted apple wood, lilac and singed iron notes. Tangy and lengthy, with ample depth,...