Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Good dark red. Ripe medicinal cherry aroma with a hint of game. Supple and fruity, with good stuffing to the ripe flavors of blackberry and blueberry. Surprisingly tannic for ...

About this Wine: Lucy is the little sister to Lucia. The Rosé is made by allowing the grape juice to sit on the Pinot Noir skins for a couple days. After picking up enough color, the juice is ...

About this Wine: Soil: Clay-limestone
Site/Exposure: South-East
Two parcels of sloping land in the commune of Cheilly-les-Maranges.
Altitude: 240 m
Area: 0.5 ha
Planted: 1983-19...

Wine Spectator: Black cherry and plum flavors are accented by iron and sanguine notes in this hard-edged red. Shows stiff tannins now, so give this a year or so to settle down. Best from 2010...

Burghound: A very Chassagne nose of pepper, warm earth, underbrush and somewhat somber dark pinot fruit leads to rich, round and delicious middle weight flavors that are notably more ser...

About this Wine: The soil of Savigny-lès-Beaune is ideally suited to growing vines and is also comparatively deep. The wines from this village are moderately intense in colour. They have an el...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Bright, deep red. Wild red berries, blackberry and crushed stone on the nose, lifted by a peppery nuance. Supple, dense and fruit-driven, with a distinctly wild character to i...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Deep, bright red. High-pitched aromas of strawberry, raspberry and Asian spices, complemented by a subtle smoky quality. Zesty and precise, with tangy red berry flavors show...

Wine Enthusiast: Soft, silky and fruity, filled with fresh, ripe raspberries, cherries, red currants, cola, mocha, sandalwood and cinnamon spice. Pleasant and easy to drink. - S.H.

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Full ruby color. Aromas of herry-vanilla, black raspberry and woodsmoke. Fleshy and sweet, showing good heft to its open-knit dark berry flavors. Finishes smooth and warm, ...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Vivid red. Fresh red fruit and rose scents show good energy and a bright, spicy quality. Taut and refreshingly brisk, with good lift and gentle sweetness to its strawberry a...

Wine Spectator: Dense with both cherry and currant flavors and dusty tannins, this red is awkward now. There seems to be the requisite fruit to match its firm tannins, but needs time. Best fr...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Palish bright red. Sexy aromas of cherry, raspberry and spices. Juicy, spicy and expressive, conveying lovely pinot freshness of red fruits. My enthusiasm was a bit muted b...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: Sourced from two Waipara contract growers, the debut 2007 Liaison Pinot Noir is subdued on the nose at first with macerated black cherry, olive and a touch of green pepper. Ea...

Wine Spectator: A broad, earthy style, offering mulled cherry and dark spice notes mingling with a hint of briar that lengthens the slightly edgy finish. For fans of the old school. Drink now...

Wine Spectator: Tangy and rich, with lovely, ripe strawberry and blackberry flavors supported by zingy acidity, all of it lasting nicely on the generous finish. Drink now through 2009. 6,000 ...

About this Wine: Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru Les Narbantons reds have an intense colour which is more vivid than that of the "Villages" appellations. Their bouquet is elegant and powerful, domi...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Bright cherry-red. Highly aromatic fruit bomb of a nose: cherry, raspberry and strawberry, with a faintly high-toned wild element. Then juicy more than fleshy in the mouth, of...