James Suckling: Aromas of dried mushrooms and ripe fruits. Full-bodied, with velvety and chewy tannins. Lots of dried fruits. Almost raisin. Need two or three years to soften. Best in 2014.

Wine Spectator: This is gorgeous, with wood spice and tobacco notes leading the way for a massive core of black Mission fig and warm currant preserve flavors. This has the opulent fruit of th...

Wine Spectator: A lush, opulent style, with captivating blackberry sauce, plum preserves and linzer torte notes draped over dense but polished tannins. Lots of dark licorice, cinnamon and roa...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Bright purple. Exotic spice and potpourri scents accent intense red and dark berries on the seductively perfumed nose. Sweet, expansive and energetic on the palate, offering...

Wine Spectator: This is a bit of a brute now, with roasted fig, espresso, mocha and ganache notes leading the way, but there's a terrific core of blackberry, plum and black currant fruit in r...

Wine Spectator: Creamy, but with good drive, as Jonagold apple, Cavaillon melon, creamed peach and sweetened butter notes are backed by a hint of macadamia nut. The long, alluring finish lets...

Wine Spectator: A very lush, opulent style, with mango, papaya, quince and pear flavors allied to a creamy, sweetened butter frame. The long finish has floral and bitter almond hints for cont...

Wine Spectator: Very bright and fresh, with delicious plum, blueberry and crushed cherry fruit flavors mingling with spice cake, black tea and incense notes. The finish is long and supple. Dr...

Wine Spectator: A reduced smoky aroma needs air to dissipate, while underneath are pure black cherry, blackberry, violet, spice and iron flavors. Well-toned and athletic, with a graceful fini...

Wine Spectator: A rich version for the vintage, opulent even, boasting cherry, preserved beet, plum, vanilla and clove notes. Solid, with fine concentration and sappiness midpalate, ending in...

Wine Spectator: A burly, meaty red, packed with dark cherry and berry flavors, but also a hint of smoke and tar. On the palate, this begins with a blast of fruit, before yielding to stiff, dr...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2010 Corton Rognet is utterly beguiling from the very first taste. An exotic bouquet redolent of incense, tar, licorice and smoke melds into a core of expressive dark frui...

Wine Spectator: Fresh, showing a nice purity to the red and black cherry fruit, fragrant spice notes and tangy minerality. Elegant and balanced, with a moderate finish. Drink now through 2022...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2010 Gevrey-Chambertin Bel Air is another totally gracious wine. Layers of ripe red stone fruit, crushed rocks, white flowers and minerals flesh out in this gorgeous Gevre...

Wine Spectator: This is rich and plush in texture, sporting blackberry and black cherry aromas and flavors. Full-bodied and muscular, needing air to open, with fine length. Give this time, or...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2010 Nuits St. Georges Les Pruliers is one of the more immediate of the 1er Crus at Taupenot-Merme. A burst of dark red fruit flows through to the juicy, expressive finish...

Burghound: A pungent nose of reduction and wood renders it hard to evaluate. The round and supple medium weight flavors possess excellent mid-palate concentration with good flesh and ple...

About this Wine: "Taylor's finest and rarest wine, the very pinnacle of port. Only in a year when everything is perfect does Taylor's `declare' a vintage. With the company's reputation at stak...

About this Wine: "Taylor's finest and rarest wine, the very pinnacle of port. Only in a year when everything is perfect does Taylor's `declare' a vintage. With the company's reputation at stak...

Wine Spectator: A thread of peat smoke runs through this more traditional-style Amarone, which offers flavors of roasted plum, dried cherry, raisin, cigar box, pekoe tea and pepper, with othe...