Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Bright, dark red. Darker and more liqueur-like on the nose than the cuvee classique, offering aromas of black fruits, chocolate and mocha. Very ripe and rich, with the choco...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Dark purple. Smoked meat, cherry pit, cassis and licorice on the pungent, mineral-accented nose. Chewy, penetrating bitter cherry and dark berry flavors show a medicinal qu...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Light yellow. Exotic, heady aromas of dried pit fruits, jasmine, marzipan and candied citrus peel, with a bright mineral overtone. Juicy and expansive on entry, then more ta...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Bright, deep red. Very deep aromas and flavors of raspberry, redcurrant, smoke and crushed rock. At once penetrating and utterly fine-grained; explosive sappy perfume fills ...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Good full medium red. High-pitched aromas of raspberry, crushed stone, white pepper, blood orange and flowers. Tight today and folded in on itself, with some excess CO2 curr...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Good bright, medium red. Red cherry, redcurrant, smoke and white pepper on the nose, complemented by mellow oak tones. Rich, dense and silky, with a dominant flavor of sweet...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Good bright, deep red. Cherry, rose petal, mocha and game on the nose, plus a hint of metallic minerality. Dense, sappy and youthfully tight; less expansive today than the E...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Good deep red. A bit darker on the nose than the grand crus from Gevrey-Chambertin, offering explosive aromas of crushed raspberry, black cherry, exotic spices and a touch of...

Burghound: Note: from 40+ year old vines and 35% whole cluster fermentation in a small 100% new wood tank. Moderate wood sets off earthy purple fruit aromas that display a touch of the s...

Burghound: Note: from 20+ year old vines, fermented like the Clos de Vougeot. This is an extraordinarily ripe 2011 with notes of menthol, dried plum, spice, cassis and sauvage nuances. D...

Jancis Robinson: 2003 onwards. `From then I had half from Pernand (high) and half from Aloxe (mid). We pick them the same day and blend in pressoir.' Suave and well balanced. Rich and complete...

Burghound: Note: from 7 different parcels of 50+ year old vines that total 1.7 ha. This is also highly perfumed with a pronounced floral component dominating the other aromas that are co...

Wine Spectator: Superlively, with orange blossom, white cherry, pineapple, apricot and peach flavors all bouncing off one another. The long, piecrust-framed finish lets it all hang together n...

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...

Wine Spectator: This has muscle, but is fleshy and almost creamy along the edges, with a very dense core of plum, blackberry and cassis waiting in reserve. A sleek iron edge cruises in on the...

Wine Spectator: This has aromatic range and depth of fruit, offering enticing dark currant, plum and blackberry notes that show lots of savory herb and racy chalk notes, with a long, gravelly...

Wine Spectator: A very ripe, fleshy, gutsy style, with mouthfilling tar, espresso, braised fig and dark plum notes still waiting to meld fully. The broad, muscular finish has a nice briary ed...

Wine Enthusiast: Packed with dense tannins and firm fruit, this is a big, powerful wine. It is initially austere, but with time it becomes more rounded, with layers of wood tannins and rich fr...

Wine Spectator: This is a step ahead of the pack, with concentration but gentle texture to the plum, cassis and linzer torte flavors, which are inlaid with black tea and singed fennel seed no...

Wine Enthusiast: This wine is big, dense and impressive with plenty of concentration as well as acidity. It is balanced, bringing the big, ripe black-fruit flavor and firm tannins together wit...