Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The top of the line 2007 Montepulciano d'Abruzzo San Calisto flows across the palate with layers of blue and black fruit. Mineral notes appear later, adding balance and propor...

James Suckling: Blueberries, raspberries, licorice, and flowers on the nose. Full body, with ultra-fine tannins and a racy and long finish. This is a wine, with form and finesse. Best ever fr...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: A gorgeous blend of 60% Semillon and 40% Sauvignon Blanc, this wine is under the radar for most consumers. Delicious notes of honeydew melons, mandarin oranges, honeysuckle an...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: (15% alcohol on the label): Full ruby-red. Rich, ripe aromas of blackberry liqueur, black raspberry, cassis and chocolate. Thick and sweet but with shape and energy too. D...

Wine Spectator: Menthol and prune aromas and flavors highlight this intense, sweet dessert wine. It exhibits plenty of brightness and complexity, ending with butterscotch and bitter chocolate...

Wine Front: Some sulphur, good fruit, peachy, zesty lemon, good acid, plenty of flint and drive. Like that it's a bit extra minerally, possibly because of the sulphur, but hey. Jumps on t...

Wine Spectator: ;Lush fruit flavors of blackberry and blueberry mix with a core of spice and dried herb notes in this fresh red, which is silky, with lightly chewy tannins, followed by linger...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: From the Black Slate project of Eric Solomon, Philippe Cambie and, in this case, producer Joan Sangenis, the 2010 Black Slate Porrera, a blend of 60% Grenache (60+ years of ag...

Wine Spectator: Dark and rich, showing toasty mocha oak flavors, with a beam of wild berry, raspberry, cola, vanilla and spice. Long on the finish. Drink now through 2020. -JL

Wine Spectator: Richly layered and detailed, but thoroughly mouthwatering, this lets lacy citrus, floral and white peach flavors meld into a core of quince, fig and persimmon fruit, while war...

Wine Spectator: Offers lush fruit, with dark raspberry and boysenberry notes, good, graphite-laced structure and bright acidity weaving throughout. The long, smoldering finish features an app...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: I know some readers will find it hard to believe, but the 2011 Nostre Pais Blanc's aromas and rich, honeyed, full-bodied texture reminded me of the famous white Chateauneuf du...

Tracey Rose: Saturated dark purple color. 70% grenache and 30% syrah. Brooding nose exhibits inky aromas of truffle and cigar box. A monster for this region with big and bold flavors of bl...

Wine Front: Bath salts and florals, fresh juicy limes, subtle stony elements. It's fresh and tasty, almost silky to feel, with fine acidity, balance, length and a high yum factor. As a yo...

James Halliday: A spotlessly clean floral bouquet leads into a dancing, light on its feet, palate, the low alcohol liberating what is a delicate but dry style; a classic now or much later dri...

Wine Enthusiast: An interesting and complex wine, dry and crisp, and unique among California Sauvignon Blancs. Although there's plenty of citrus fruit, it's marked by other things, such as min...