Roland Hankerson: Deep purple core with a ruby rim. An exceptionally fragrant and rich floral nose permeates the bouquet. Each tempting whiff brings waves of red berry liqueur and mocha to sedu...

Wine Spectator: A slightly high-toned, tangy style, with lots of tobacco, pepper, garrigue and mulled red cherry and currant fruit notes laced with a pleasantly stemmy streak that lends some...

About this Wine: "Les Vaucopins" is a premier cru quite unique within the wide range of the Long-Depaquit Estate wines. Located...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2009 Beso de Dante is a blend of 50% Malbec, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 10% Cabernet Franc aged for 18 months in 70% new French oak before bottling without fining or filt...

Wine Spectator: Riveting acidity carries the sweet pea, māche, chalk and kaffir lime notes in this superracy, light-bodied version.-J.M.

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: While none of the wines in this year's Prager collection exceed 13.5% in alcohol ("thankfully," adds Bodenstein), the 2010 Gruner Veltliner Federspiel Hinter der Burg follows ...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: Jermann's 2009 Red Angel opens with dark, mysterious hints of tobacco, dark cherries, earthiness and incense. The wine fleshes out nicely on the mid-palate and finish as it co...

Wine Spectator: A ripe, flattering style, with lots of boysenberry, fig and raspberry preserves notes laced with toasted spice, fruitcake and licorice snap. Starts overt, but finely beaded ac...

Wine Spectator: Combines richness with density and a tight core of pear, melon, green apple and light cedary oak flavors. This is raw and young, so give it time. The finish is complex, layere...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: These Chapoutier wines are sometimes reviewed by my colleagues David Schildknect in his Languedoc-Roussillon report and Lisa Perrotti-Brown in her reviews of Australian wines,...

Wine Spectator: Plump and fleshy, with delicious plum, fig and blackberry flavors mixed together, coated gently with spice and black tea notes. The long, licorice edge on the finish has a nic...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2009 Chateauneuf du Pape Tradition is an exact blend of 82% Grenache, 10% Syrah and the rest Cinsault and Mourvedre. Aged half in cement tanks and the rest in foudres, the...

James Suckling: It's a little short but I am impressed with the character of dried oranges, pineapple and spices. It full and round with good acidity and a freshness.

Wine Spectator: Fab nose. Licorice and dark cherries. What a palate. Full body, with super silky tannins and a long, long finish. Seductive juice, polished and gorgeous. This is next to Tertr...

About this Wine: Wehlen's precipitously steep, rocky "sundial" vineyard consistently yields some of the most elegant and sophisticated white wines in the world. The vineyard was rated "Erste L...

Wine Spectator: This is ripe, with a succulent core of braised fig and crushed plum framed by tangier iron and savory herb notes, which stay defined through the nicely racy finish. Not big, b...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: A luxury proprietary blend of Rhone Ranger varietals, the 2004 Esprit de Beaucastel blanc is composed of 65% Roussanne, 30% Grenache, and 5% Picpoul. Tipping the scales at nea...

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...

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...