About this Wine: In 1996, Christian Moueix first released Napanook, a wine specifically intended to be enjoyed in its younger years. Eight years later, Napanook has achieved near legendary st...

Wine Enthusiast: Gramona is known for yeasty, complex sparklers, and this falls into that paradigm. The nose is definitely yeasty, with apple and green melon aromas. It's a bit soft for Cava, ...

Wine Spectator: Smooth and ripe, with pomegranate and red cherry fruit at the core and a strong overlay of peppery spice. The slightly gritty tannins need cellaring, but this should get there...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Good medium yellow. Ripe peach, quince, clove, marzipan and medicinal herbs on the nose. Densely packed but a bit youthfully disjointed today, with powerful, very ripe pinea...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The NV Brut Tradition Grand Cru possesses gorgeous warmth and openness in a radiant, broad-shouldered style that is impossible to resist. Deep and textured through to the fini...

Wine Spectator: Rich, concentrated and juicy, this lush 2009 boasts black cherry, raspberry and spice notes, bolstered by a firm structure and showing balance and fine length. Best from 2015 ...

About this Wine: This wine will require 7-10 years of cellaring, then last for two decades thereafter.

Wine Spectator: Juicy and very lively, with lots of briar, currant, cherry, toasty spice and anise notes all framed by bright floral and iron hints. The long finish has excellent cut and driv...

About this Wine: 70% Merlot and 30% Cabernet Franc

Wine Spectator: A vibrant tawny, with a rich array of dried citrus, apricot and ha-zelnut flavors that are backed by plenty of fresh acidity. Features white chocolate on the finish. Drink now...

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: Features a dark currant and blackberry coulis core, surrounded by charcoal, singed savory and light coffee notes. The solid, firm, taut finish should let this linger in the ce...

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: Lee Gnesa (pronounced knee-sa) and his family planted this intimate four-acre vineyard in 1996 on Highway 246 on a ge...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Yellow-gold. An exotically perfumed nose offers candied orange, licorice and a hint of toasty lees. The most opulent of this set of chardonnays but there's uncanny vibrancy in...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Vivid ruby. High-pitched, pure, floral-accented aromas of red berries, Asian spices, blood orange and potpourri. Concentrated, lithe and precise, offering juicy raspberry, c...

About this Wine: "Monile" is a red wine made from classic grape varieties, with a predominance of Cabernet Sauvignon clone selected on the estate. The very low production per hectare produces ...

Wine Spectator: There's great purity to the black cherry and black currant flavors in this red, with support from tobacco and iron notes, along with a hint of chocolate as this winds down. We...

About this Wine: Obtained from Sangiovese Grosso, a strong and generous vine, it is a wine that expresses the intensity and the strength of the soil where it comes from.
Grapes: 100% of San...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2006 Brunello di Montalcino is one of the more perfumed, vibrant wines to emerge from the southern reaches of Montalcino. Freshly cut flowers, minerals, licorice and juicy...