Wine Spectator: Remarkably complex and well-made, with a core of earthy currant, black cherry, beet root, anise, tobacco and cedary notes. Turns earthier on the finish, in a pleasing way, wit...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: In total contrast, the 2009 Cotes du Rhone Coudoulet red represents the essence of Provence in its notes of ground pepper, new saddle leather, lavender, kirsch, garrigue, and ...

Wine Spectator: Aromas of coffee bean, tobacco and plum follow through to a full body, with chewy tannins and a long finish. A little rustic, but rich and youthful. Chewy. It would be better ...

About this Wine: "...the third vintage that Cakebread Cellars selected cabernet fruit from the best vineyards of the western as well as eastern sides of the Napa Valley; respectively...made fr...

Wine Enthusiast: This comes from one of the top ranges of wines produced by the giant Boisset family group. It is an attractively scented wine, with spice and smoky aromas. The taste is rich, ...

Wine Spectator: Dense with both cherry and currant flavors and dusty tannins, this red is awkward now. There seems to be the requisite fruit to match its firm tannins, but needs time. Best fr...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Medium red. Red fruits and minerals on the nose, with hints of earth and iron; a tad rustic. Suppler and sweeter than the Chambolle, with more body and stuffing to support its...

Wine Spectator: Aromatic, exhibiting black cherry and black currant, and picking up hints of chocolate and spice on the palate. Full-bodied, with a firm, compact finish. Best from 2013 throug...

About this Wine: "...second coolest microclimate ... Originally a prehistoric river bed, this stony, gravelly soil drains rapidly and the vines struggle for moisture... lowest yielding vineyar...

About this Wine: "...second coolest microclimate ... Originally a prehistoric river bed, this stony, gravelly soil drains rapidly and the vines struggle for moisture... lowest yielding vineyar...

Wine Spectator: This is a lean, earthy bottling of Grace, which usually shows more ripe, opulent fruit. It's tightly wound and compact, with spicy currant, cedar and spice notes. Tasted three...

Burghound: Mild reduction detracts slightly from the otherwise ripe and earthy red berry fruit aromas that possess good richness and fine detail on the energetic middle weight flavors th...

About this Wine: Grenache 20%

Wine Spectator: Firm and spicy, intense and concentrated, this structured, tight and chewy red shows an earthy mineral, graphite and dried currant flavor profile, ... Drink now through 2014....

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Moderately saturated medium red. Ripe red berries and mocha on the lively nose and palate. Fat, supple and sweet, with enough sex appeal to give pleasure right now. Plump i...

About this Wine: 63% cabernet sauvignon and 37% cabernet franc

Wine Spectator: A broad, earthy style, offering mulled cherry and dark spice notes mingling with a hint of briar that lengthens the slightly edgy finish. For fans of the old school. Drink now...

Wine Spectator: Scents of red currant, red licorice, wild berry, sage and fresh earth fold together nicely in this ripe, intense, tightly wound young Cabernet. Well-focused, deep and complex,...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Bright medium red. Musky, reduced aromas of redcurrant, blackberry and iron. Supple but a bit dry and rustic, offering good breadth but only moderate delineation to the dark...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2009 Nuits St. George Aux Allots is a generous, fleshy wine loaded with fruit. This isn't the last word in complexity, but the wine impresses for its total sense of harmon...