Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Deep ruby. Vibrant blackberry and cherry aromas are complicated by Asian spice and candied floral nuances. Offers sweet dark berry and bitter cherry flavors enlivened by cra...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The larger-scaled 2010 Crozes-Hermitage Le Rouvre offers a dense purple color followed by aromas of graphite, fruitcake, black currants and blackberries. This stunning, full-b...

About this Wine: Among the single-vineyard wines, the steeply terraced St-Joseph Les Royes site is a spectacular "cirque" or steep amphitheater. It is located at the southern limit of the ...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: Insiders and shrewd consumers have long realized that the 30,000-bottle Syrah La Rosine Vin de Pays cuvee is a great bargain. The 2011 is a 100% Syrah from the steep hillsides...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: A pretty, gracious wine, the 2010 Pinot Noir shows the more elegant, feminine side of Pinot. Crushed flowers and red berries are some of the nuances that take shape in the gla...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2011 Chardonnay Mt. Harlan bursts from the glass with expressive apricots, peaches, crushed rocks, French oak and spices. Rich yet weightless, the 2011 is striking from th...

Wine Spectator: Light and spicy, this is aromatic with clove and mace overtones to its raspberry and lime flavors, remaining lively and persistent as the finish lingers. Drink now through 201...

James Suckling: This is juicy and rich, with lots of dried berries and cherries on the nose and palate. Full bodied, with velvety tannins and a long finish. Structured Chianti Classico. Best ...

Wine Spectator: Rich and full of oak spice and apple pie flavors, with a touch of grapefruit. This is even a little tannic, leaving a pleasant astringency on the finish. Best from 2012 throug...

Wine Enthusiast: A fancy Chardonnay, whose 50% new French oak gives a delicious layer of buttered toast and vanilla, but is in keeping with the volume of the underlying wine. Made from grapes ...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: ($35; 97% tempranillo with 3% graciano) Deep ruby. Fresh red berries and Asian spices on the nose. Richer cherry and dark berries on the palate, with a sexy floral note adding...

Wine Spectator: Lovely black tea, signed apple wood and toasty wood spice notes lead the way, followed by racy black cherry, red currant and blackberry fruit, with a long, mineral-driven fini...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The multi-award winning 2008 Ironclad has a tight, leafy nose that unfurls in the glass to reveal blackberry, raspberry leaf, a touch of fresh fig and boysenberry jam. The pal...

Wine Spectator: Shows plenty of power, but remains light and crisp, offering focused flavors of mineral, peach, and ruby grapefruit. Finishes with white pepper and hints of savory herb. Very ...

Wine Spectator: Lots of raspberry and tobacco flavors slide easily across polished tannins, lingering nicely on the deftly balanced finish. Graceful stuff. Drink now through 2017. -HS

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2008 Charbono is a gorgeous wine laced with sweet red cherries, tobacco, mint and spices. This fleshy, expressive wine offers lovely balance and tons of style.

Wine Spectator: Solid for the vintage, with a good core of anise, mulled plum, boysenberry and fig, all laced with sweet spice and roasted apple wood notes. The nicely rounded finish has ampl...

About this Wine: Soil: clay and chalk, with characteristically rounded, huge stones.

Blend: Grenache is the dominant grape, followed by Syrah and Cinsault.

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: Complex aromas of flowers, incense, ground pepper, raspberries, and cherries emerge from the 2003 Chateauneuf du Pape. This d...

Wine Spectator: Dense and dark in color, with lots of intense flavor but still in proportion, offering blackberry, black cherry and a distinctive twang of floral peach from the Viognier, fini...