Wine Spectator: Plump, rich and flavorful, with a delicious medley of black cherry, wild berry and boysenberry fruit that's well-defined and focused. It exhibits aromas of fresh cut roses and...

About this Wine: Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot.

Wine Spectator: Gorgeous aromas of crushed blackberries and flowers. Medium- to full-bodied, with well-knit tannins and a silky, caressing palate. Long. This is a wonderful wine. Lots of fine...

Wine Spectator: ...ripe plum, blackberry, mineral, slate and cedary oak flavors that are rich and concentrated, with ripe, polished tannins and a long, full-bodied finish that echoes mocha an...

Wine Spectator: Lovely blackberry and cherry character, with a medium body, silky tannins and a fresh finish. Delicious red already but will be better with age. The finesse of Trotanoy. Best ...

About this Wine: ...The Backus vineyard, located across the valley from Harlan Estate, is now farmed biodynamically. The 1999 release was the last vintage entirely from vines planted in 1975; ...

Wine Spectator: ...Aromas of berries, tobacco and meat follow through to a full-bodied palate, with good fruit, silky tannins and a delicate finish. This is a refined Pape...

Wine Spectator: Masses of coffee and blackberry character in this youthful wine. Full-bodied, with velvety tannins, loads of fruit and excellent wood. Big and juicy, with a long, long finish....

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...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Highly aromatic nose combines roasted black raspberry, game and beefsteak tomato. Superripe and smooth, with lovely vinosity and subtle notes of tobacco and meat. Finishes wit...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: ($100) Saturated medium ruby. Great superripe aromas of blackberry, violet, roast coffee, chicory and minerals. A huge, mouthfilling wine that coats every square millimeter of...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: This is a sensational effort. A limited production cuvee fashioned from five plus acres of the Fombrauge vineyard, the debut ...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Enticing black raspberry and bitter chocolate aromas. Sweet, supple and broad but not at all over the top. Rich flavors of cocoa powder and spices. Today the wine's big, rich,...

About this Wine: Brunello Tenuta Nuova began as both a passionate and scientific project, for a wine which only Casanova di Neri can offer. It comes from a mass clone of Sangiovese Cerre...

Wine Spectator: Sweet and ripe fruit, with spice and tarragon. Full- to medium-bodied, with silky tannins and a long finish. Refined...Score range: 92-94

Wine Spectator: Dark, rich and intense, with dusty berry, chocolate, cedar and currant flavors that spread out on the palate, offering complexity and concentration, supported by firm, ripe ta...

About this Wine: "149 cases made. Last tasted 10-16-04. Most of the fruit was under contract to Duckhorn winery. Because of this commitment, the fruit Hourglass took that year was in close...

Wine Spectator: ...Solid red with loads of spicy, rich berry fruit, with just the hint of spice. Full-bodied, with a well-integrated fruit and tannin structure. Long finish. Tight and firm no...

Wine Spectator: A smooth, rich and creamy style, with pretty mocha, blackberry and currant flavors that are intense and concentrated, gaining amplitude and ending with firm, tight tannins and...

Wine Spectator: Great purity of flavor, showing pear, quince, and honey notes, unctuous and concentrated, backed by a moderately firm structure. It's dominated by the residual sugar now, but ...