Wine Front: Lime, pea pod, juicy passionfruit, tight with good acidity. Has a gin and tonic like edge and is typical of the regional style. A bit flinty with a tight and tangy finish. Goo...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: Sourced from two Waipara contract growers, the debut 2007 Liaison Pinot Noir is subdued on the nose at first with macerated black cherry, olive and a touch of green pepper. Ea...

Wine Spectator: Dark and juicy, with a lovely espresso and tobacco frame to the dark fig, cassis and violet core. Long and rich through the finish, but with graphite-led cut that adds serious...

Wine Spectator: Fleshy and smoky, with enticing mesquite, tobacco and iron notes weaving through the large core of fig and blackberry fruit. The long, smoldering finish has some serious grip ...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2011 Muga Rose is a blend of around 60% Garnacha, 30% Viura and 10% "other" varieties and Jorge Muga was at pains to point out that the vines are specifically cultivated f...

Wine Spectator: Solidly ripe, but stylish, with a whiff of mint running through the red currant, blackberry and tobacco notes. A sanguine edge checks in on the finish. Cabernet Sauvignon, Mer...

Wine Spectator: #48 on 2010 Top 100; Crisp and elegantly styled, with floral apple and yeasty spice aromas that lead to layered flavors of baked pear, citrus and creamy vanilla. Drink now. 12...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: Marques de Murrieta owns an estate in Rias Baixas where Albarino is produced. The 2010 Pazo Barrantes Albarino is a fragrant white that spent several months on its lees. Aroma...

Wine Enthusiast: Cherry and raspberry aromas lead the charge, but as it airs out it becomes more raisiny and jammy smelling. The flavors are solid but distant, with simple red fruit, oak and b...

Wine Spectator: This is explosively rich, with almond cream, heather and honeysuckle aromas giving way to mouthwatering lime chiffon, papaya and dried persimmon notes. Long and expansive, wit...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Yellow-gold. Exotically perfumed, expressive bouquet of pear, white peach and melon, with toasted nuts and anise adding complexity. Dry and focused on the palate, displaying b...

Wine Spectator: This delicious Pinot offers a great mix of ripe, succulent cherry and wild raspberry flavors, with plenty of licorice, cedar, cigar box and fresh sage aromatics. Tannins are s...

Wine Spectator: This delicate and grassy white shows floral details to the lemon, lime and pear notes on a light body. Zesty finish. Drink now. -MW

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: Neudorf seems to do almost everything well, and the winery's efforts with Riesling off the Moutere clays are no exception. It's made in a light- to medium-bodied style, off dr...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Pale yellow. White pepper, spices and dusty minerality on the nose. Then surprisingly sweet and pliant on the palate, with strong, persistent flavors of citrus and white sto...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Light yellow-gold. Sexy aromas of orange peel, melon, smoky minerals and jasmine. Stony and precise, with energetic orchard fruit and citrus flavors and a jolt of dusty mine...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: Novy’s 2011 Four Mile Creek Red Table Wine is one of the very best wines readers will find in its price range. Juicy dark cherries, flowers, spices and menthol all jump from t...

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...

About this Wine: Grenache 20%