Wine Enthusiast: A Blend of 64% Merlot and 27% Cabernet Franc, with splashes of Malbec and Peite Verdot, this is built for the long haul. Raspberries, cherries and rich Chocolate run through t...

Wine Spectator: The generous ripe plum and blackberry fruit is intense and vivid. The texture offers the raw graininess of youth, ending with firm tannins. Drink now through 2022.- J.L.

Wine Enthusiast: Another great release from Sequana of this single-vineyard bottling, which hails from the golden slopes of the cool, southwestern part of the Russian River Valley. It's rich i...

About this Wine: "Our Reserve chardonnay is created in our small lot winemaking facility, a "winery within a winery." Under the direction of consulting winemaker David Ramey, we employ cutting...

Wine Enthusiast: A fancy Chardonnay, whose 50% new French oak gives a delicious layer of buttered toast and vanilla, but is in keeping with the volume of the underlying wine. Made from grapes ...

Wine Enthusiast: Distinctly Sonoma Coast in the forest berry fruits and feral, earthy notes of anise, balsam and Dr. Pepper cola. Fine and silky in the mouth, with modest alcohol and a burst o...

Wine Enthusiast: Dry, smooth and distinguished. Shows Mondavi's ability to get the grapes ripe in blackberries and currants, yet the fruit pulls back at the last moment, letting earthy, herbal...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Opaque purple. Dark berries, cherry pit and chocolate on the nose, with licorice and black cardamon nuances adding complexity. Sappy, expansive blackcurrant and cherry flavo...

Wine Spectator: This shows a distinctive sense of place, featuring aromas of huckleberry and fresh underbrush, as well as complex, potent flavors of berry cobbler, minerals and roasted sage. ...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Vivid ruby. High-pitched, pure, floral-accented aromas of red berries, Asian spices, blood orange and potpourri. Concentrated, lithe and precise, offering juicy raspberry, c...

Wine Spectator: Fresh, intense and vibrant, rich and chewy, offering a dense core of mineral, currant, blackberry and spice, with touches of road tar and cedar. Tightens on the finish, where ...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: (42% grenache, 33% syrah and 25% mourvedre, raised in 50% new oak): Vivid ruby. Explosive aromas of black raspberry, boysenberry, incense and star anise, with a hint of vani...

Wine Spectator: Rich and gutsy, but also refined and stylish, with an initial push of rocky and roasted herb-laced currant and dried berry flavors, maintaining its dry savory character on the...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Opaque ruby. Pungent, oak-spiced aromas of dark fruit compote and cherry, with pipe tobacco, mocha and lavender nuances. Sappy and expansive, offering seamless, sweet blackc...

Wine Enthusiast: Shows the elegantly crisp, almost austere structure of the winery's 2009s, courtesy of the cool vintage. Tight at first in acids and tannins, as it warms it gives off deep lay...

Wine Spectator: Clean, intense and vibrant, with snappy citrus, green apple, pear, honeysuckle and spice notes. Full-bodied, ending with a dash of mineral. Drink now through 2015. 2,345 cases...

Wine Spectator: ARATAS Petite Sirah Napa Valley 2009 Score: 92 | $45 Appealingly dense and intense, with plenty of ripe and juicy wild blueberry and blackberry flavors, given traction by the...

Wine Spectator: Dense and powerful, with firm road tar, black licorice, blackberry, smoke and ripe berry flavors. Full-blown, deep and persistent, long and layered, promising even more in a y...

Wine Spectator: Fresh, lively and crisp, with focused cherry and raspberry flavors, veering toward floral and peppery notes on the finish. This has style and transparency. Best from 2013 thro...

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 ...