Burghound: Here the nose is much more deeply pitched and while less elegant it is every bit as complex. There is good power to the relatively rich and muscular flavors that terminate in ...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Medium yellow. Peach, spices, menthol and hazelnut on the nose. Tight stone fruit flavors are given a penetrating quality by strong acidity, and lifted by hints of menthol a...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: From ten year old selection massale vines in a rocky, south-facing Oxfordian site south of Sancerre proper, the Vacherons' 2010 Sancerre Paradis - raised in wooden upright plu...

Wine Enthusiast: A Bordeaux-style blend of 56% Merlot, 24% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Cabernet Franc, 4% Malbec and 2% Petit Verdot, the Z is typically more immediately approachable than the Fu...

Wine Spectator: A ripe, aromatic style, this red is juicy with blackberry, floral, tomato and pear flavors that dance through the long, focused finish against fine tannins. Drink now through ...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: Blended with a manifestly potent 10-15% of Petit Verdot (the stats he handed me differed from those on his web site), Gorman's Red Mountain 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon The Bully w...

Wine Spectator: Crisp, expressive and generous, this medium-framed white offers pear, apple and tangerine flavors that play against hints of spice as the refined finish lingers. Drink now t...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: (from 25-year-old vines in the Clos): Bright yellow. Archetypical gewurz aromas and flavors of lime, tropical fruit and vanilla, plus a note of smoky bacon. Smooth and suav...

Wine Enthusiast: Using grapes sourced from 70-year-old vines, this has a wood element that combines with citrus and yellow fruits. An apple flavor melds with a menthol note, bringing out herba...

Burghound: An overtly fruity yet solidly complex nose features notes of cassis, plum, violet and black raspberry. There is an appealing mineral streak to the delicious medium-bodied flav...

Wine Spectator: A ripe, fleshy, smoky style, with lots of fig and plum fruit pushed by roasted tobacco leaf and warm bittersweet cocoa notes. The finish lets ganache and linzer torte hang on ...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: (5 03 2007 etched on bottle) Pale orange. Fresh tangerine and pear aromas are brightened by zesty mineral and floral qualities. Medium in weight, with suave citrus and orchard...

Wine Spectator: Round and sumptuous for the vintage, with lemon custard, apple and floral flavors. It's well-integrated with the structure, lingering nicely on the finish. Drink now through 2...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Inky ruby color. Powerfully scented bouquet of fresh dark berries, violet oil and cracked pepper. Juicy and pliant, with sweet cassis and blackberry flavors supported by dusty...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: Another estate on the rise in Pomerol, the quality here has been very consistent over the last eight years. With sweet kirsch-like notes intermixed with some underlying soil n...

Wine Spectator: Aromas of toasty oak and berries follow through to a medium body, with chewy tannins and a medium finish. Polished and attractive. This has a solid core of fruit. Best after 2...

About this Wine: "A very consistent vineyard, which always has very dark colour and black plum fruit with a gamey, leathery background. This has more to do with Cornas or Hermitage."

Wine Spectator: Balanced, with a rich, toasty character, bright acidity and subtle notes of lemon curd, cream, quince paste and fleur de sel. Ends with a firm, minerally finish. Drink now thr...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Deep ruby. Very sweet and spicy on the nose, with jammy plum, vanilla and coconut aromas. A supple, elegantly textured midweight, with flavors of bitter chocolate and caramel ...

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

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