Wine Enthusiast: Winemaker Heidi Barrett was making Moscato way before the current craze started, so you can call her a visionary. Her 2011, an unusual blend of fruit from Napa Valley and Paso...

Wine Enthusiast: This vineyard has been source to wildly variable Pinot Noirs, but Garnet, has succeeded in wresting a fine Pinot Noir. It shows the dry silkiness and acidity you want from a c...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: From an exposed and hardscrabble portion of their vineyard designed to administer tough love, and racked from barrel after 11-12 months (as opposed to the 18 months in barrel ...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: (40% mourvedre, 28% syrah, 27% grenache and 5% counoise): Vivid ruby-red. Sexy, highly perfumed aromas of candied raspberry, potpourri, Asian spices, sandalwood and licorice...

Wine Spectator: Lush but defined, with a lovely floral and green tea frame to the dried pineapple, quince, pear and yellow apple fruit flavors, which are seamless through the long, lightly to...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Pale yellow. Subtle aromas of peach, pineapple, orange peel and honey. Very rich, concentrated and fleshy; bright acidity gives the fruit salad flavors lovely inner-mouth lift...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve is showing even better than it did last year, which is not unusual when tasting the wines of Todd Anderson and Mac Sawyer. Dense ruby/purpl...

Wine Spectator: This has a bold, spicy lead, with flashes of anise, cocoa and cinnamon giving way to lightly mulled cherry, raspberry and plum fruit. Delivers a velvety feel on the finish, sh...

Connoisseurs' Guide: If never wanting for ripeness and long on heady, young, varietal fruit, this solid effort plays juicy apples and a streak of caramelly oak against plenty of freshening, mildly...

Wine Enthusiast: Concentrated, intense orange, apricot and mineral flavors characterize this Chardonnay, as does a brisk cut of acidity. It handles the 100% new French oak, with notes of butte...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: Although the 2007 Ambullneo Vineyards Chardonnay Fang Blanc (100% barrel-fermented) is tightly coiled at present, there is no doubting its terrific potential. Tart acids under...

Wine Spectator: Rich, ripe and generous, bursting with vivid blackberry, currant and floral flavors that dance energetically against refined tannins, finishing with length on the crisp finish...

About this Wine: Clos des Capucins is a historical plot of land that was mentioned already in 890 C.E. when Richarde the empress gave it to the Evital Abbey, who later on handed part of it ove...

Wine Enthusiast: There’s an interesting and complex tannin structure to this bone-dry, Merlot-based Bordeaux blend, grown in the little known but high-quality Sonoma Mountain appellation of So...

Wine Spectator: Concentrated and lightly spiced, with layered flavors of blackberry, cassis and plum pudding. Bright acidity drives the long finish, which lingers with an aftertaste of tar an...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Pale yellow. Smoky pear and pit fruit aromas are complicated by jasmine and a leesy quality. Chewy in texture, with juicy nectarine and poached pear flavors picking up a dus...

Wine Spectator: A seductive style that's intense, rich and layered, with tiers of blackberry, wild berry and raspberry, ending with firm tannins and melted black licorice. Grenache, Syrah and...

Wine Spectator: ;This is loaded with crushed plum, blackberry and fig fruit that's backed by muscular espresso, black licorice and tar notes. Grippy but polished, with a long, spice- and blac...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: (85% mencia, 7% garnacha, 6% brancello and 2% mouraton): Bright ruby. Extremely fresh, mineral-accented red berry and floral aromas are complicated by sexy Asian spices and ...

Wine Spectator: This has a really nice graphite frame that drives the core of fig, plum and boysenberry fruit authoritatively, with dense ganache, espresso and tar on the finish. The grip is ...