Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: Another sleeper of the vintage, the opaque ruby/purple-tinged 2009 l'Estang exhibits lots of sweet black currant and black cherry fruit intermixed with a hint of vanillin. Med...

Wine Spectator: A balanced and easy young wine, with cool, clean and minerally fruit character, firm tannins and a medium finish

Wine Enthusiast: Smooth and unctuous in texture, this has dense black fruits that edge toward dryness from the tannins. Dark chocolate and licorice notes lend a bitter edge. Rich and modern in...

Wine Spectator: Features firm chalk and charcoal notes along the edges, with a mix of crushed plum and red currant fruit at the core. The bright, fresh finish lets the minerality meld with th...

Wine Spectator: Dense but fresh, with a saturated core of blackberry pâte de fruit, anise and plum sauce that races along with vibrant spice and graphite notes. The long finish shows cut and ...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2008 reveals supple tannins along with delicious, up-front smoky barbecue notes intermixed with black cherry and black currant fruit. This medium-bodied, silky 2008 is ide...

Wine Spectator: A minerally and fruity wine, but subdued and balanced. Medium-bodied, with fine tannins and a long finish. Score range: 88-91 -JS

About this Wine: The kernel for Pezat is a vineyard planted literally a pace outside of the Saint Emilion Appellation - towards the river from Château Teyssier near to Branne. Previously this ...

John Sweeney: 92% merlot and 8% cabernet franc. Situated in Lugon, near Fronsac; owned by the dynamic Jean-Philippe Janoueix (of La Confession and La Croix St. Georges). A 55-hectare proper...

Wine Spectator: A rounded, toasty frame caresses the medium-weight core of plum, fig and blackberry fruit. Stays fresh and open on the finish. Drink now. 5,500 cases made. -JM

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: Delicious, elegant grapefruit and honeyed notes emerge from this blend of equal parts Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon.

Wine Spectator: Solid, with a racy iron and violet frame to the core of sleek red currant, cherry and damson plum fruit. Not big, but with nice cut on the finish. Drink now through 2014. –JM

Wine Spectator: Juicy and open, with plum and blackberry fruit pushed forward by a mouthwatering chalky spine. Flickers of toasted spice fill in on the finish. Drink now through 2015. Tasted ...

Wine Spectator: Ripe and solid, with a dark core of plum and blackberry laced with toasted anise, singed apple wood and graphite. Shows good drive through the finish. Drink now through 2015. ...

Alex Shaw: A very appealing nose of strawberry, cooked bing cherry and cranberry, with just a hint of mushroom. Berry fruit in the mouth with medium tannins. This is an excellent food ...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: This is a terrific effort for this appellation. The wine is medium to full-bodied, with a Burgundian-like floral characteristic intermixed with black cherries, spicy oak, ciga...

About this Wine: Land: A plateau of limestone; bordering slopes with chalk and clay soils....

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...