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...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: (merlot with some cabernet franc): Bright ruby-red. Lively, slightly medicinal aromas of cassis, blackberry, licorice and flowers. Supple, sweet and nicely concentrated, wi...

Wine Spectator: Juicy, with green plum and pear notes that are slightly shy at first, but emerge more on the finish, along with enticing straw and blanched almond hints. Solid length. Let thi...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: From Grenache, Carignan, and Syrah planted in a mixture of gneiss, schist, and chalk, and vinified half each in tank and barrel (demi-muids as well as barriques), the 2009 Cot...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Deep red. Complex, spice-accented bouquet of cherry, dark berry and dried flowers, with a hint of anise emerging with air. Deeply pitched blackberry and bitter cherry flavor...

Wine Spectator: A dense, ripe Syrah, with a meaty core of macerated black plum, linzer torte and fig paste notes that display nuances of game, spice and tar. Light tannins lift the long, ling...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The old stand-by of Michel Tardieu is the 2009 Cotes du Rhone Guy Louis. This wine is about 60% Grenache and 40% Syrah, all coming from three sectors - Cairanne, Rasteau, and ...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2009 Rasteau Vieilles Vignes shows more powerful, masculinity, earthiness in a more rustic, rough-and-tumble style that will take several years to calm down in bottle, but...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Bright red-ruby. Inky dark berries and a whiff of meat on the nose. Supple and broad on the palate, with harmonious acidity framing and lifting the smoky red fruit flavors. Of...

John Sweeney: Pale straw color. Intriguing nose displays sea shell and baked lemon tart aromas, along with subtle tropical fruit notes. Vibrant and lively, with well-integrated acidity and ...

About this Wine: This Colomé Malbec is produced mainly from pre-phylloxera vines planted in 1854. Bodega
Colomé vineyards are bio-dynamically and sustainably farmed at an alitude of 5,500 ...

Wine Spectator: This tangy wine has presence and depth, with a tart edge to the delicate sweetness, as apple and floral flavors linger on the finish. Drink now. -HS

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Deep inky ruby. Pure, refined aromas of fresh blackcurrant, minerals, violet and coffee liqueur. Then pure and suave in the mouth, with excellent density to the blackberry and...

Wine Spectator: This delivers the ripe, plum, boysenberry and blueberry fruit profile of the vintage, with good underlying sweet toast and spice notes. Slightly raisiny on the finish, but the...

Wine Spectator: Ripe and rather direct, with plum sauce, blackberry preserves and black licorice notes, turning slightly stolid on the finish. Best from 2015 through 2020. -JM

Wine Spectator: Vibrant, with mouthwatering lemon rind, bitter grapefruit and chamomile notes, flecked with floral and chartreuse hints. Very pure, featuring a spine that will hold up to agin...

Wine Spectator: The dark currant and blackberry fruit is offset by a lively, racy, chalky spine and mouthwatering notes of savory and violet. Stays firm through the finish, with a charcoal co...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Deep red. Spicy cherry, redcurrant, herbs, underbrush and smoky oak on the nose. Offers an attractive silky texture, noteworthy intensity and a light touch, with sweet red fru...

Wine Spectator: Pineapple, lemon, green apple and nectarine flavors are mingled with a crunchy acidity, making this refreshing and lively. This is smooth, aromatic and balanced, especially on...

Wine Spectator: Offers a mix of dark black currant and bright damson plum fruit flavors, intertwined with singed mesquite and bergamot notes. The long, taut finish should flesh out with modes...