Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2010 Amuse Bouche is a bit brighter and more focused than the 2009. Firm yet well-integrated tannins support the fruit in this nicely delineated, chiseled wine. Plums, dar...

About this Wine: "With twenty vintages under his belt, Michel Chapoutier and his impressive winemaking staff go from strength to strength. These are among the world's greatest wines, especia...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Classic aromas of lemon, lime, minerals, hazelnut and grilled almond; smells rich in dry extract. Then dense and superconcentrated, with terrific inner-mouth energy to the fla...

Wine Spectator: Ultraclean, with apple, vanilla and honey aromas that follow through to a full-bodied palate, medium sweetness and a long, caressing finish. Delicate and balanced. Best after ...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: Readers need to pay increasing attention to the efforts of the young Emmanuel Cruse, who has racheted up the level of d'Issan's quality.The finest d'Issan in 25-30 years, this...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: Here is a classic example of a wine that is showing significantly more complexity and richness from the bottle than out of cask, although it was certainly a potentially outsta...

Wine Spectator: Aromas of berries, tobacco and light earth. Medium-bodied, with velvety tannins and a medium finish. Lacks a bit of a center palate. Disappointing after the outstanding 2003. ...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: Recently acquired by the owners of La Fleur Cardinale, Dominique and Florence Decoster, this is a 19-acre estate located in the sector of St.-Emilion known as St.-Etienne de L...

Wine Spectator: Dark, but with solid drive all along the way, as dark boysenberry, linzer torte and blackberry fruit courses along, held together by a prominent graphite spine. Long finish is...

Wine Spectator: Gorgeous aromas of crushed currant, flowers and Indian spice. Full-bodied, with fine tannins. A little tight still. Give this time to show what it really has.--'95/'96 Bordeau...

Jancis Robinson: A very powerful nose that soars out of the glass. Heady and mineral. Honey and beeswax. Hugely attractive in 2010. Racy and unique with massive undertow of richness. Should ag...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Bright red. Musky red fruits and minerals on the pure nose. Supple and expressive on the palate, with considerable richness and inviting sweetness to the sappy dark raspberr...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The medium to dark ruby-colored 1997 Savigny-Les-Beaune Les Narbantons possesses a dense, backward, sur-maturite fruit-laden nose. On the palate, it is stuffed with baked blac...

Wine Spectator: Marvelous aromas of raspberry, coconut and mineral. Full-bodied, with superbly well-integrated yet powerful tannins. Chewy and fruity finish. Needs a lot of time to mellow...

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...

About this Wine: Dominus is made solely from grapes grown on the historic Napanook vineyard in Yountville, California.

Jancis Robinson: Pale smudgy rust red. Sweet, mushroomy and very fulfilling and rich (almost Algerian!?) Quite different from the 1969 and 1971 and 1978. Much gamier and richer. Burly, but nic...

About this Wine: The core of the Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon comes from the Soda Canyon vineyard, a marvelous hillside site with tightly spaced vines planted in rocky, well-drained soil...

Jancis Robinson: Deep blackish ruby. Very rich. Licorice and intensity. Transparency. Dry finish. Just a bit dusty on the finish. Drink 2010 to 2025 17.5 / 20

Jancis Robinson: Very pale fox red. Rich and sweet and hedonistic. A delightful edge of decay and throat soother. Jewelly finish. Sweet and pure. 17.5 / 20