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...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Good dark red. Ripe medicinal cherry aroma with a hint of game. Supple and fruity, with good stuffing to the ripe flavors of blackberry and blueberry. Surprisingly tannic for ...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: Deep garnet colored, the 2007 Grand Barossa Shiraz is composed of 95% Shiraz and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon and Grenache. Blackberry cordial and kirsch scented with underlying note...

Wine Enthusiast: Soft, silky and fruity, filled with fresh, ripe raspberries, cherries, red currants, cola, mocha, sandalwood and cinnamon spice. Pleasant and easy to drink. - S.H.

Wine Enthusiast: This wine seems to get better each year. The 2007 is potent and minty on the nose, with big fruit and pastry accents. After it settles it delivers rich, deep, dark flavors wit...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: There are three cuvees of Rasteau, all of them outstanding. The dark ruby/purple-hued 2007 Cotes du Rhone-Villages Rasteau Cuvee Prestige possesses a velvety personality cramm...

Neil Mechanic: Copious amounts of ripe primary strawberry and cranberry notes are tempered with mouthwatering acidity, cleansing the palate for the next inviting sip. This is in a very prett...

Wine Spectator: A rich, full-bodied dessert-style red, with sweet plum pudding and chocolate mousse flavors, which linger on the finish. Grenache, Mourvèdre and Syrah. Drink now through 2014....

Chuck Hayward: Deep purple color. Beautiful aromas of cassis and fresh herbs with a bit of roasted coffee, reminiscent of young, fresh Bordeaux. Elegant on the palate, the slightly spicy fla...

Wine Spectator: Silky in texture and generous in flavor, with spicy cherry and rhubarb character that remains juicy through the round finish. Syrah, Malbec, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and o...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Good ruby-red. Sexy aromas of black cherry and minerals. Supple, sweet and easygoing if a bit reduced today. In a round, slightly chunky style. Finishes with decent purity of ...

Wine Spectator: A broad, earthy style, offering mulled cherry and dark spice notes mingling with a hint of briar that lengthens the slightly edgy finish. For fans of the old school. Drink now...

About this Wine: Known mainly for its white wines, the village of Chassagne-Montrachet also produces reds of real quality. No less a person than Camille Rodier held that famous plots like&...

About this Wine: This plot enjoys an excellent exposure, lying as it does immediately below the famous "Clos de Tavannes", jewel in the crown of Santenay's 1er crus.

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