Eddie Wolowski: Bright carmine-hued core, with a light, nearly clear rim. Zesty red fruit and spring flowers immediately pop from the glass. Notes of ripe strawberry, Bing cherry and raspberr...

Wine Spectator: This is a creamy, lush, hedonist's wine, with suave, textured layers of fig sauce, puréed plum and cassis woven with hints of mocha and pain d'épices. Picks up grip though, jo...

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...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The brilliant 2011 St.-Joseph Les Granits Blanc offers up scents of caramelized citrus, orange blossoms and honeysuckle. It is full-bodied with loads of fruit, and as of now, ...

Wine Spectator: Creamy vanilla-tinged oak cloaks dried currant and berry fruit, graphite and crushed rock, firming nicely on the finish. A true to form Cakebread Cabernet. Drink now through 2...

Burghound: Discreet but noticeable wood does not interfere with the clear expressiveness of the very fresh menthol, earth and red berry liqueur-like nose that gives way to rich, concentr...

Wine Spectator: Pure and fruity, exhibiting cherry jam and raspberry flavors, with a rosemary accent. Stays fresh and juicy through the finish, where, given some air, the tannins are well-int...

Jancis Robinson: Very impressive and subtle on the nose. Great density and complexity. Lots of rich fruit. Extremely exuberant. A blind tasting of everyone’s Échezeaux would be interesting...!...

About this Wine: These wines are simply younger and their roots have yet to grow to their full depth in the gravelly soil. Powerful, very aromatic, long on the palate, with a very persiste...

Wine Spectator: Exhibits a gorgeous mix of damson plum, cherry preserves, fig paste and anise flavors, layered with roasted chestnut and mesquite notes, all framed by a mouthwatering cocoa po...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: ($135; 100% mataro) Glass-staining ruby. Powerful scents of blackcurrant, dark cherry, olive tapenade and incense, with a musky herbal undertone. Broad, palate-staining dark b...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2009 Chateauneuf du Pape Reserve Secrete (65% tank-aged Grenache and 35% small oak-aged Syrah) boasts a dense ruby/purple color (nearly as dark as the Barberini) in additi...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2007 Brunello di Montalcino is a gorgeous wine that brings together the richness of the vintage and the house's continuing move to a more traditional style. Sweet red berr...

Wine Spectator: A rich, opulent style, delivering ripe black cherry, mineral and oak spice flavors. This is supple and inviting, with firm, well-integrated tannins for structure. Spice and li...

Wine Spectator: A graceful, floral-scented red, displaying flavors of cherry, strawberry and medicinal herbs. The structure peeks through as this evolves across the finish. Just a bit dry in ...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Good medium red-ruby. Complex aromas and flavors of red and black cherry, dark plum, mocha, licorice pastille, tar and hot rocks. Supple, suave and broad but not overly swee...

About this Wine: Its firm, well-rounded tannins offer a smoothness ever present over the years. Being highly concentrated, it can be left to age  for many years...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Medium red. Wild, gamey nose offers redcurrant, rose petal and hints of leather and game. Silky and sweet but with nice acid definition serving to highlight the elegant, fre...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The new baby project from proprietor Silvio Denz is the 200-case lot called Mouleyre, which is from the best block in the entire vineyard. A blend of 80% Merlot and 20% Cabern...

Ryan Moses: Named in celebration of the French scientists who are decoding the DNA of pinot noir, this is 100% pinot from Grand Cru slopes of Ay. Bright copper color throughout. Expressiv...