2008 Red Wine

jamessuckling.com, 92 points: A wine with ripe and juicy fruit with dried dark fruits and hints of toasted oak and walnuts. Full body, with velvety tannins and a fruity finish. Delicious wine. Drink now or hold.

Stephen Tanzer's IWC, 94 points: If you think of Mendoza’s Malbec-based wines as rich and ripe but a bit chunky and best for early drinking, try the supremely elegant 2008 vintage of Poesia, a 60/40 blend of Malbec and Cabernet Franc from ungrafted vines...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 96 points: A candidate for the "wine of the vintage" Pontet Canet's 2008 boasts an opaque purple color as well as copious aromas of sweet blueberries blackberries and black currant fruit intertwined with lead pencil shavings subtle...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 92 points: This La Fleur Morange Mathilde is also 100% Merlot, but with the alcohol hitting 13.5% in the 2008 vintage. It is a fabulous effort. Exuberant, hedonistic quantities of white chocolate, black currants, sweet cherries and...

Decanter, 95 points: The best classic style of Grenache and Tempranillo pulling together joyful fruit expression and serious depth. In the mouth it is amazingly complex and so unique. A benchmark Rioja blend. SJE: A rich, sweet and savoury...

Wine Spectator, 90 points: Racy and fresh with a delicious core of mulled plum and fig fruit liberally laced with bright cassis violet and chalk notes. The long mouthwatering finish has nice cut. Merlot Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon. Drink...

jamessuckling.com, 93 points: Aromas of dried cherries and plums with hints of flowers follow through to a full body with velvety tannins and a juicy, meaty, fruity aftertaste. Turns to chocolate powder as well. Drink or hold.

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 92 points: The Raphet 2008 Chambertin Clos de Beze smells alluringly of ripe dark cherry, licorice, ginger, blond tobacco, and hyacinth. Supple and tender, loaded with lightly-cooked cherry yet preserving a vintage-typical fruit...

Antonio Galloni's Vinous, 98 points: The 2008 Amarone della Valpolicella is compelling. With a little air, the tannins begin to soften, releasing a myriad of intense dark aromas and flavors. Bittersweet chocolate, cloves, violets, plums and blackberry jam...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC, 93 points: Bright ruby. Subtly perfumed aromas of red cherry, dark plum, violet, mint and sweet spices. Smooth, sexy and sweet on the palate, with harmonious acidity giving a light touch to the ripe red fruit, mineral and mocha...

Wine Enthusiast, 92 points: Exhibiting a bold and modern style, Brunello Helichrysum shows soft oak tones of chocolate and sweet spice behind blackberry and cassis. The wine offers inky dark concentration with some heat, polished tannins and a plump...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 96 points: A wine of the vintage candidate in 2008 Troplong Mondot's offering was produced from yields of 41 hectoliters per hectare and achieved 14.5% natural alcohol. A classic blend of 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon and...

View From The Cellar, 92 points: The 2008 Gruaud-Larose is a classic vintage of this fine St. Julien estate. The bouquet is deep, nascently complex and fairly reserved, as it offers up scents of cassis, dark berries, cigar ash, gravelly soil tones, herbs...

Wine Spectator, 95 points: Dense, deep and brooding, delivering a complex mouthful of coffee-accented cherry, boysenberry, roasted meat and licorice flavors that meld together harmoniously and extend into the long, expansive finish. Tannins are...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 95 points: Blueberries, blackberry jam, mint, sweet spices and white flowers are some of the notes that flow from the 2008 Syrah Suisassi. The Syrah shows off fabulous richness and concentration, turning positively explosive on the...