Wine Spectator: This is explosively rich, with almond cream, heather and honeysuckle aromas giving way to mouthwatering lime chiffon, papaya and dried persimmon notes. Long and expansive, wit...

Burghound: This is also very ripe though the cassis, plum and warm earth aromas stop just short of that roasted character that some '09s display. The supple, round and forward middle wei...

Wine Spectator: A pure 2003, offering red cherry, raspberry and spice notes. Its tannins are a little prominent now, but overall it's well-balanced and elegant. Supple texture and moderate le...

Geoffrey Binder: A golden Straw Color. The nose is ripe and forward with notes of apricot and orange rind, with touches of honey, butterscotch and a nutty richness. The ripe stone fruits carri...

Burghound: This is also highly perfumed and wonderfully airy with cool red pinot fruit aromas plus hints of underbrush that give way to appealingly detailed, pure and lightly mineral-inf...

Wine Spectator: Fresh, offering a lively bead, with flavors of white peach, apple, biscuit and blanched almond that show a hint of passion fruit. Shows fine texture and an open-knit, mineral-...

Wine Enthusiast: Barrel sample. This wine has fine tannins that are relatively soft, with good acidity and dryness. It's not powerful, but with its fine black currant flavor and ripe fruit it ...

About this Wine: "This fine, top drawer, Rothschild owned estate has produced a blockbuster '89 with an intensly perfumed nose, luxuriously rich palate and the ability to age for decades. A wi...

About this Wine: Fourchaume...

Wine Spectator: This is very distinctive, with live-wire acidity running through the core of damson plum, linzer torte and blackberry fruit that's framed by a mouthwatering roasted apple wood...

Wine Spectator: Lemon peel, spices and honey on the nose. Full-bodied, with a dense yet elegant structure. Medium sweet, with a spicy finish. Stylish. Very well done

Geoffrey Binder: Vibrant light ruby core gives way to a pale pink rim. This features a ripe nose of wild strawberry, black cherry, along with light notes of raspberry, cloves and toast. Medium...

Jeff Loo: Located at the foot of the Corton hill, Michel Mallard strives to produce wines that support age and finesse. The 1er Cru 'Les Grechons' from Ladoix is rarely seen. The 2009 i...

About this Wine: If any town can claim to be born under the auspices of a guiding star, Beaune can. The star, seen on numerous paintings or embroideries at the Hôtel-Dieu, is the love between ...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2009 Savigny-les-Beaune shows off lovely inner perfume in its crushed berries, flowers and minerals in a gracious, feminine style. It is a beauty at this level. This is a ...

Geoffrey Binder: A lovely example of mature, ready to drink village Volnay. Showing a pale scarlet core with signs of bricking at the rim, the nose reveals clove and black cherry, with touches...

Wine Spectator: Dark and brooding, featuring saturated black currant, wild herb and mineral aromas and flavors, just hinting at animal. This is backward and tightly structured with tannins, y...