Wine Spectator: Toasty, with a frothy bead, this mixes accents of candied pineapple and ginger with flavors of white peach, biscuit and roasted hazelnut. A hint of smoky tar shows on the firm...

Burghound: A slightly riper nose of mostly fresh red berry fruit aromas laced with hints of earth and game give way to textured and relatively suave medium-bodied flavors that possess mo...

Burghound: An elegant and refined upper register nose features cool and very pretty red currant, plum and humus-suffused aromas that introduce admirably pure middle weight flavors that a...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The Perrot-Minot 2008 Chambolle Musigny Les Echanges Vieilles Vignes smells of ripe blackberries with resinous, caramelized suggestions of maple syrup, and a smoky, sweet inti...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Good deep red. Blueberry, licorice, brown spices and menthol on the complex nose. Richer and broader than the village wine, with more intense and complex flavors of spicy blac...

Burghound: The very earthy and slightly herbal aromas lead to rather somber flavors that offer good energy as well as a light touch of minerality on the serious, mouth coating and firmly...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2008 Were Dreams emerges from the glass with deep, intense layers of fruit. This barrel fermented Chardonnay shows plenty of opulence and richness, but in a nicely balance...

Burghound: Here the very fresh and distinctly sauvage nose speaks of primarily dark berry fruit aromas that lead to richer and riper medium-bodied flavors that are mouth coating, serious...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Good bright red. Tight, pure nose exudes scents of dark cherry, bitter chocolate, violet and licorice. Juicy, precise and savory but more reticent and backward today, and le...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2009 CV is a wine that can seem remarkable and impressive at times, often as good (or notably better) as anything the winery has produced. I still found it a bit underwhel...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Vivid ruby. Highly aromatic bouquet evokes fresh red berries, Asian spices and deeper cherry pit and floral qualities. Intense and energetic, with lively raspberry and cherry ...

Wine Spectator: Crisp in texture, with peppery flavors and crunchy tannins around a core of dark berry and licorice flavors. Finishes with intensity. Best after 2015. -H.S.

About this Wine: "...Alexander Valley Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon is plush with ripe tannins complemented by powerfully complex fruit. Its black cherry, cassis, blueberry flavors give way to a ...

Wine Spectator: April 1991 - Tart, focused cherry and currant flavors struggle against a tide of tannin and succeed in making this a generous wine that needs to gain polish with cellaring unt...

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...

Wine Spectator: Beautiful wine with wonderful subtlety and finesse. Complex aromas and flavors of tobacco, plum and berries, full bodied yet reserved and silky. Drink or hold.--The Bordeaux 5...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: Fresh pear, cress, lime and nutmeg scent the nose of the Gouges white 2006 Nuits St.-Georges Perrieres. Juicier, more refreshing on the palate than the corresponding Clos des ...

Wine Spectator: Fabulous aromas of vanilla, toasted oak and fruit, ultrafine tannins and a long, caressing finish. All in finesse. From a winery on the fast track to the top. Drink or hold.

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Inky red. Intensely floral nose offers bright raspberry, candied cherry and exotic blood orange aromas along with fresh rose and cinnamon. Fleshy, sweet red berry and cherry f...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Good ruby-red. Pure, elegant nose offers currant, tobacco, coffee, licorice and brown spices. Sweet, firm and aromatic, with ripe acids framing the flavors of currant, cherry,...