Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Medium yellow. Peach, spices, menthol and hazelnut on the nose. Tight stone fruit flavors are given a penetrating quality by strong acidity, and lifted by hints of menthol a...

Burghound: Here the nose is much more deeply pitched and while less elegant it is every bit as complex. There is good power to the relatively rich and muscular flavors that terminate in ...

Burghound: A moderately earthy nose also displays hints of stone and underbrush on the ripe dark berry fruit suffused aromas. There is good freshness and vibrancy to the solidly well-det...

Burghound: Here an exceptionally fresh nose of citrus peel and white flowers merges seamlessly into rich and nicely detailed flavors that possess lovely intensity and an attractively dry...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2010 Nuits St. Georges shows terrific energy and focus, but with generous fruit that is the hallmark of the vintage here. The Nuits is a blend of vineyards in the north an...

Wine Spectator: Firm in texture, with chewy tannins surrounding berry and violet flavors. Needs time to soften the edges. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah and Cabernet Franc. Best from 2014 ...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: From ten year old selection massale vines in a rocky, south-facing Oxfordian site south of Sancerre proper, the Vacherons' 2010 Sancerre Paradis - raised in wooden upright plu...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Palish red. Perfumed aromas of raspberry, cherry, coffee, spices, menthol and faded rose. Sweet and creamy but with an edge of acidity framing and carrying the attractive, m...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: This blend of Negroamaro and Malvasia Nera (made in the saignee method) hails from Salento, in Puglia. A bright salmon color has little color change to the rim. Expressive not...

Wine Spectator: A ripe and rich tawny. Loads of caramel, honey and dried fruits, with just a hint of Douro bake, or iodine character. Full-bodied, sweet and very toffeelike on the palate. Lon...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Deep ruby-red. Cherry-vanilla and raspberry on the smoky, oak-spiced nose. Juicy and seamless on the palate, offering bright red fruit flavors and complicating notes of moch...

Wine Spectator: A minerally red, with a rich, meaty aroma and firm flavors of dark currant, wild plum, sage, spice and mocha. Interesting notes of underbrush chime in as well. Needs time. Xin...

Wine Enthusiast: A Bordeaux-style blend of 56% Merlot, 24% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Cabernet Franc, 4% Malbec and 2% Petit Verdot, the Z is typically more immediately approachable than the Fu...

Wine Spectator: A solid, even square, style, showing an iron cast to its cherry and red berry notes. The tannins are on the drying, astringent side, yet there's still plenty of fruit up front...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Bright medium red. Wild strawberry, raspberry, mocha and menthol on the full-blown but fresh nose. Silky, sweet and seriously stuffed with fruit. Dense and strong for villa...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Bright purple. Fresh blackberry and mulberry aromas show impressive clarity and a subtle violet quality. Energetic cherry and dark berry flavors are complicated by floral pa...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2010 Savigny-les-Beaune Les Vergelesses is powerful, tightly wound and totally beautiful. White flowers wrap around the impressive finish. Anticipated maturity: 2014+. -...

Wine Enthusiast: This epitomizes Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel. It's dry, briary and brambly, with wild berry, cola and crisped bacon flavors. It's incredibly spicy, offering everything from blac...

Wine Spectator: Fresh and polished, with currant, plum and dusky spice flavors of modest intensity, finishing with tangy balance. Stylish and lively. Drink now through 2017. –HS

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Vivid ruby. Pungent aromas of red and dark berry skin, lavender and anise, with a spicy overtone. Blackberry and bitter cherry flavors show good depth and energy, with no ro...