Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The stylish 2006 Merlot reveals super-ripe dark fruit, chocolate, cassis, and blackberries on a warm, ample frame, showing notable intensity as well as vitality on the palate....

Wine Spectator: Dark and ripe, with a lush edge to the plum sauce and dark fig notes that's held in check by a charcoal frame. Bitter orange and Campari hints flash through the finish, with a...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2010 Con Class Verdejo (100%) was made from 80-120-year-old organically farmed vines planted on pure chalk. Jasmine, mineral, stone fruit, and tropical notes inform the no...

Wine Spectator: This has a good briary frame that adds vivacity to the core of loganberry and plum fruit, with a licorice snap edge enlivening the finish. Juicy and fun, with good stuffing on...

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

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...

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

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...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Bright ruby-red. Black fruits and licorice on the nose; a bit inkier and less expressive than the basic Clos des Andes. Then denser and deeper but less pliant in the mouth, wi...

Wine Spectator: Apple blossom, pear and tangerine flavors are at the core of this wine, with a nice acidity to give the flavors plenty of intensity and freshness. Drink now. -MW

Wine Spectator: Ripe and juicy, with a succulent edge to the cassis, plum and blueberry fruit, which stays defined through the spice-tinged finish. The fresh aftertaste is accessible now, wit...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Pale bright yellow. Citrus peel, stone fruits, sweet herbs and spicy oak notes of ginger and cinnamon on the nose. Ripe, smooth and peachy, with a strong component of vanill...

About this Wine: The Côtes du Rhône Rouge sets the standard for the appellation. Since the 1998 vintage, the wine is now based on Syrah (50-60%), with about 30-40% Grenache and the balance...

Wine Spectator: Sweet, bordering on syrupy, but nicely held in check by sufficient acidity, allowing the coffee, sassafras, vanilla and clotted cream flavors to glide effortlessly through the...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: Marques de Murrieta owns an estate in Rias Baixas where Albarino is produced. The 2010 Pazo Barrantes Albarino is a fragrant white that spent several months on its lees. Aroma...

About this Wine: Vinified since 1998 by Mr Louis Mitjaville
Selected parcels of 40 year old vines
Density : 5 200 vines per hectare
100% Merlot
Hand harvested
Yield: 35 hl /hect...

Wine Spectator: This has solid flesh, with plum and cherry compote notes framed by a lightly taut plum skin edge. There's good spice through the finish. Well-extracted but not overdone.-J.M.

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Dark ruby. Spicy cherry and dark berries on the nose, with hints of rose and violet adding complexity. Lively and focused on the palate, showing sweet raspberry and kirsch fla...

Wine Spectator: Dark and ripe, with a lush edge to the plum sauce and dark fig notes that's held in check by a charcoal frame. Bitter orange and Campari hints flash through the finish, with a...