Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Bright yellow. Fresh peach, flowers, nutmeg and minerals on the nose. At once sweet and vivacious, with chewy peach pit and hazelnut flavors and a sappy texture. Finishes d...

Wine Spectator: Offers freshness, purity and depth in a sleek package, with rose petal accents to the ripe blackberry, dark plum and brioche aromas and flavors. Lingers with deftness on the f...

Burghound: Ripe and dense dark berry fruit aromas trimmed in moderate wood give way to attractively textured, precise and intensely mineral-driven big-bodied flavors that culminate in a ...

Burghound: Here the wood is not subtle though it does not dominate the distinctly sauvage red currant and dark berry fruit aromas trimmed in earth and briar notes that are also reflected...

Burghound: Moderate wood frames fresh red and dark berry fruit that carries ample Gevrey-style earth and underbrush influence, both of which continue onto the robust, fresh and admirably...

Burghound: This has almost completely integrated what was relatively generous wood and now the attractively elegant nose displays lovely and fresh red berry fruit and pungent earth aroma...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2008 Barbera d'Asti Ai Suma, made from late-harvested fruit, is a stunner. Firm yet elegant tannins frame dark blueberries, blackberries, graphite, sweet herbs all the way...

Wine Spectator: A ripe, exotic style, showing black currant, blueberry and cherry flavors. The bright fruit quickly gives way to stiff tannins, yet this is balanced, building to a long, fruit...

Wine Spectator: A toasty Champagne, with an exotic hint of cumin spicing the wine and supporting flavors of clementine, ginger bread and graphite. There's intensity and racy acidity, all put ...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: A more long-term effort is the 2009 Chateauneuf du Pape L'Envol (70% Mourvedre and 30% Grenache, aged in two- to three-year-old small barriques). A complex nose of sauteed mus...

Wine Spectator: Redolent of blackberry and dark fruits, this also features a fascinating mix of mocha, graphite and tobacco. Very juicy as well, which features into the finish of fine-grained...

Wine Spectator: Gorgeous fruit up front-plum, black cherry and rose, with a touch of menthol-marries beautifully with the opulent texture in this alluring red. Lest you forget this is Barolo,...

Burghound: A notably more elegant nose of ripe red and black cherry aromas also reflects subtle mineral nuances that continue onto the refined and mineral-driven middle weight flavors th...

Wine Spectator: This is very ripe, verging on raisin. Full-bodied, with chewy tannins and a lot of dried fruits on the palate, like fruitcake. Slightly overdone, but still likeable for its ch...

James Suckling: Aromas of dried mushrooms and ripe fruits. Full-bodied, with velvety and chewy tannins. Lots of dried fruits. Almost raisin. Need two or three years to soften. Best in 2014.

John Sweeney: Deep ruby core, with a slightly paler rim. Gorgeous and inviting nose with aromas of red and purple fruits, fresh truffle, wet rock, and a touch of baking spice. Silky and exp...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Vivid ruby. A heady, seductive bouquet evokes black raspberry and cherry liqueur, potpourri and allspice, with a bright mineral overtone. Shows impressive clarity and energy...

Wine Enthusiast: A substantial Bordeaux blend that trips into the palate on cat's feet-a delicate touch that gradually gains mass and dimension. It's compact and balanced, with a core of red f...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: (a 65/35 blend of merlot and cabernet franc): Bright medium ruby. Blackberry, cassis, bitter chocolate and espresso on the nose, with cabernet franc notes of violet and lico...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Good full, deep red. An explosion of black plum, tar, spices and melted licorice on the nose, with subtle nuances of meat and tobacco. Big, sweet and round, with harmonious ac...