Wine Spectator: Juicy, with a racy feel to the linzer torte, blackberry and graphite notes all framed by gentle toasty spice. Not big, but nicely focused through the finish. Drink now through...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2009 Riverbrook Vineyard Marlborough Riesling gives a yeasty / savory character over intense notes of warm grapefruit, lemon tart, baking bread and marzipan. Medium-dry wi...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: Vall LLach's entry-level 2008 Embruix, sourced from the estate's younger vines, is composed of 30% Garnacha, 25% Carinena, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, and the balance Syrah and Me...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: (15.8% alcohol) Saturated bright ruby. Aromas of boysenberry, dark chocolate, mocha and oak. Fat, silky and sweet but not heavy; this really fills the mouth. Less minerally th...

About this Wine: Primus is one of Chile's top red meritage style wines, a blend of power and finesse that merges Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Carmenère, the lost Bordeaux grape. Carmen...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Bright ruby. Seductively perfumed bouquet evokes black raspberry, cherry-cola, incense and Asian spices. Juicy, energetic red and dark berry flavors possess serious power bu...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Greenish yellow. Musky orange, white pepper and a smoky, stony element on the nose. Dense, supple and penetrating, offering zesty lime and pink grapefruit flavors and an inten...

About this Wine: The grapes were all harvested by hand and collected in boxes holding from 33 to 44 lb., after they were destalked and very lightly crushed. The fermentation cellar was pla...

Wine Spectator: This amber dessert wine is rich and viscous on the palate, with date, fig, honey and clove notes. Intense and sweet, without being sugary. Drink now through 2020. -TM

About this Wine: "...The aromas are a wonderful ebb and flow of fruit and mineral. Look for an immediate hit of peach with apricot fruit that flows into double baked wheat cracker yeast, then ...

Burghound: This is also quite floral with ripe citrus and stone hints that marry into full-bodied and very rich flavors that possess a textured mouth feel and excellent intensity on the ...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2008 Chardonnay provides a moderate to intense, pleasantly wild and funky nose with notes of meal, pineapple, warm grapefruit, struck match, baking bread and nuts. The med...

Wine Enthusiast: A toasty and buttery wine that is initially smooth and silky. It's only on the mid-palate that the tauter, more steely character of Chablis comes through. With fresh acidity, ...

Wine Spectator: Offers fine concentration, depth and intensity in the apricot, peach and passion fruit flavors. Light, elegant and succulent, this delivers harmony and grace, with a lilting, ...

Eddie Wolowski: Pale gold. Nose balances tropical fruit, sea shells, spice, and minerality with citrus fruit. Full-bodied, focused, and balanced, with a hint of creaminess on the solid mid-pa...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Bright red. Expressive aromas of red cherry, red plum, minerals and violet. Dense, pliant and lively, with penetrating flavors of red cherry, pomegranate, redcurrant jelly and...

Wine Enthusiast: In its youth, this is intensely grassy, the grapefruit and green pepper flavors adding to the general crispness of the wine. It will be an attractive wine, full of pep, with a...

Wine Spectator: Ripe, juicy and flattering, with delicious linzer torte, boysenberry and blackberry compote aromas and flavors, supported by solid grip and nice lingering anise and espresso o...

Burghound: This is not quite as elegant as the wood is a bit more obvious but offers more aromatic breadth with floral and spice notes added to the tidal pool and white orchard fruit aro...

Wine Enthusiast: A consistent performer, Yalumba's Hand Picked Shiraz-Viognier seems slightly bigger and chunkier in 2008 than in the past, with bold fruit-blueberries and blackberries-accente...