Wine Spectator: Ripe, concentrated and youthful, offering generous plum, currant and anise aromas and flavors framed by cedar and toughened a bit by tannins that will need until 1997 to 2000 ...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The idiosyncratic Sean Thackrey (a helluva winemaker regardless of vineyard sources or varietals) has changed his label (which I do not like as much as the original), but he i...

Wine Spectator: Plenty of blackberry, cherry and red licorice character. Full-bodied, with silky tannins and a long finish. Delicious, rich wine. Best after 2006. 13,600 cases made. (JS)

About this Wine: "...intense and complex bouquet, with peach, apricot, mango candied white fruit, honey, vanilla, elderflower, and sugar candy and lily of the valley aromas. Full on the palate...

About this Wine: "...intense and complex bouquet, with peach, apricot, mango candied white fruit, honey, vanilla, elderflower, and sugar candy and lily of the valley aromas. Full on the palate...

Wine Spectator: Smoky, with notes of toasted hazelnut and brioche enriching kirsch, black currant candy and dried apricot flavor. Tightly knit and lively, with fine texture and a firm, focuse...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Full deep red. Black raspberry, coffee and smoky minerality on the nose. Sweet in the middle but youthfully closed, hinting at dark fruits, licorice and menthol. Shows a more ...

Wine Spectator: ...a rich core of currant, blackberry and black cherry fruit supported by firm, ripe, mouthcoating tannins. A potent wine with lots of intensity and concentration...

Wine Enthusiast: Aloof and tannic now. It's very dry, and those tannins lock in and cry out for something to melt them. It's best to decant this wine many hours in advance of drinking it, but ...

About this Wine: "This fine, top drawer, Rothschild owned estate has produced a blockbuster '89 with an intensly perfumed nose, luxuriously rich palate and the ability to age for decades. A wi...

Wine Spectator: Delicate and pure, with tropical fruit, lime and vanilla aromas and flavors. The vibrant structure balances the elements and keeps the flavors delineated and persistent. Drink...

About this Wine: "Monbousquet is a blend of 60% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Franc and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon. The grapes are fermented in temperature-controlled, stainless steel tanks and the wine is...

Wine Spectator: ...vivid complex aromas, with dense, rich and well-defined fruit flavors... fine tannins and a beautiful core of currant, tar, raspberry, cherry and nutmeg scents...

About this Wine: "...Togni noted that this wine is now typically about 82% cabernet sauvignon, with about 15% merlot, 2% cabernet franc and 1% petit verdot added since the '99 vintage."

Wine Spectator: This is a delicious Syrah, pure, rich, intense and concentrated, with a wonderful core of zesty black cherry, blackberry, wild berry and pretty fresh earth scents. Just when y...

Wine Spectator: Smooth, rich and vibrant, with lively plum and blackberry fruit that's supple and concentrated, finishing with a burst of ripe fruit on the finish. Excellent balance--the tann...

Wine Spectator: Bold and structured red. Dark color; black licorice, raspberry and mineral character and hints of dried flowers; full-bodied, with spicy fruit and undertones of black pepper. ...

Wine Spectator: Straddling the line between road tar, spice and dried berry fruit, this is an intense, tight and concentrated red, full-bodied and dense. A young, compact wine that has a firm...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The Gunderloch 2008 Nackenheimer Rothenberg Riesling Auslese represents a November harvest, after which no further nobly sweet wine was brought in until February, and then wit...

Wine Spectator: A touch soft, but persistent, with pretty floral, mulled plum and tobacco notes that glide over light, rounded tannins. The pure finish lets the fruit hang elegantly. This win...