Burghound: A lightly spiced nose of fresh red berry fruit aromas that carry earth and underbrush notes that merge into light to barely medium weight flavors that possess good detail on t...

Roland Hankerson: Ruby hue. At first, this still tightly-wound nose needs a little coaxing to share a bouquet of white pepper, violets and bright red fruit with hints of rhubarb interspersed. T...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Good pale color. Subtle aromas of grapefruit, lemon, acacia flower and musky quinine. Firmly built, even a bit youthfully austere, but there's good breadth and minerality here...

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...

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About this Wine: Grape varieties:  90% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Cabernet Franc....

Wine Spectator: There's lots of currant and blackberry in this, with hints of sandalwood. Full-bodied, with velvety tannins that turn chewy, but also a solid core of fruit underneath, with ne...

Wine Spectator: Almost as excellent as the 2003. There's intense botrytis spice on the nose, with lemon peel and dried pineapple. Full-bodied, superspicy and intense. Extremely racy. A beauti...

Burghound: An overtly exotic nose of Mandarin orange and grapefruit slides into rich, full and generous flavors that possess ample mid-palate concentration and pretty good detail and whi...

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 ...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: ($35) Deep red. Pungent, mineral-driven aromas of raspberry, blackcurrant, potpourri and cured meat. Sweet and supple on the palate, offering vivid red and dark berry flavors,...

Wine Spectator: Concentrated, with raspberry ganache and Turkish coffee notes, but also racy and long, with lots of graphite and spice notes extending the finish. Delicious. Drink now through...

Wine Enthusiast: Made by the winemaking team at Cos d'Estournel, this is a very soft, generous wine that burst with fruit in the mouth. The structure is easy, gently tannic but not more. The p...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2006 Collioure les Junquets is pungently scented with lavender, rosemary, and star anise, along with cassis and slightly detached notes of resin, spice, and vanilla from t...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The Mas Blanc 2006 Collioure Cosprons Levants is low-toned throughout, with diverse black fruits, dark chocolate and roasted meats tinged by crushed stone and iodine. This dis...

Burghound: A fresh, ripe and moderately complex nose features mostly red berry fruit and distinct earth notes that complement well the absolutely delicious flavors that are balanced, int...

Cory Gowan: Pale ruby with a pink rim. Fresh and alive on the nose, this is at the same time very Volnay and very Chanson. Features aromas of rhubarb, black cherry, damp earth, iron, bubb...

Wine Spectator: A muscular, sinewy red, with concentrated red cherry, plum and pepper flavors. Intense licorice and spice notes fill the finish. Drink now through 2012. 60 cases imported. -KM