Wine Spectator: This is delightful. Rich and ripe, yet elegant and harmonious, featuring floral, tropical fruit flavors and a hint of grapefruit peel on the finish. A full-bodied white that's...

Wine Spectator: Bright and bursting with apricot, pineapple and stone notes. Though rich, there's a sleekness to it thanks to its vivid structure. As a result it resonates on the palate, righ...

Wine Spectator: This sings with spicy, creamy pear and lanolin flavors, finding restraint as the finish lingers enticingly. Cries out to accompany shellfish. Drink now through 2018. — H.S.

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The Reserve Shiraz reveals more oak, tannin, and ambition, but I am not convinced it is any better than its less expensive siblings. Although dominated at present by its oak c...

Wine Spectator: Grapey and spicy with plenty of character on the nose. Full-bodied, with loads of fruit and a silky tannin structure. Long finish. A beauty. Best after 2005. 10,500 cases made

Wine Spectator: Distinctive, featuring smoke, mineral, quince, pineapple and quinine aromas and flavors matched to a dense, but not thick, texture. Though powerful and full-bodied, this is mo...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: A 30-year aging curve is possible for the 2003 Chateau. Composed of 55% Semillon and 45% Muscadelle aged nearly 30 months in French oak, it reveals a dark amber color along wi...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Deep ruby. Brooding aromas of blackberry, black cherry, licorice and bitter chocolate. Broad, dense and deep, with compelling purity, lift and sweetness and captivating flavor...

Wine Spectator: Opulent, this auslese has an extra dimension of richness, tanginess and length. Though concentrated, it's light on its feet and shows intensity to the apricot, lime and honey ...

Wine Spectator: Very, very intense aromas of dried apricot and lemon. Honey, syrup and Golden Delicious. Full-bodied, viscous and very sweet. Pour it on pancakes. Love it. And drink it. Who c...

About this Wine: "Taylor's finest and rarest wine, the very pinnacle of port. Only in a year when everything is perfect does Taylor's `declare' a vintage. With the company's reputation at stak...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Medium red. High-toned, expressive aromas of red fruits, flowers, spices, earth, meat and nutty oak. Silky, spicy and pungent, with lively flavors of strawberry, cranberry and...

Wine Spectator: Lots of currants, minerals and lightly toasted oak. Full-bodied, with lots of clean fruit and superfine tannins. Excellent for a second wine. Best after 2009. 5,830 cases made...

Wine Spectator: Very exciting aromas of crushed blackberry and lightly smoky barrels. Full-bodied, with velvety tannins and a medium finish. A bit tight but balanced. 10,555 cases made. -JS

Wine Spectator: Lots of melon, almond, fig and persimmon flavors, with an oily palate that oozes fruit and minerality. Powerful, with a long, oily finish, this still displays a lacy aspect an...

Wine Spectator: Big and brawny, with lots of brambly tannins framing the blackberry and black currant fruit. Notes of fig, licorice and tar take over on the muscular finish. Long, driving fin...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: This nearly 12-acre parcel on sandy, gravelly soils is planted with 100% Merlot. Made by proprietor Denis Baraud, the 2003 is a surprisingly strong effort from a soil type tha...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: An intriguing blend of 45% Tempranillo, 43% Grenache, and 12% Souzao (a Portuguese varietal), the dense blue/purple-hued 2003...

Wine Spectator: Aromas of jam, berry and cherry follow through to a full-bodied palate, with fine yet round tannins and a long chocolate and berry aftertaste. Loads of sweet fruit here. Excit...

About this Wine: The name 'Reiver' is taken from the border raiders of the Anglo-Scot borders. Throughout the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries the border country was ravaged by lawless Reiver...