A mature Barbaresco, this is bursting with complex aromas and flavors of peony, cherry pâte de fruit, kirsch, woodsy underbrush and mineral. Still fresh and well-defined, with terrific balance and a lengthy aftertaste...

Yellow plum with its pits, pungent parsnip, and grapefruit with pungent bitter-sweetness of zest mark the nose of Keller’s 2008 Westhofener Kirchspiel Riesling Grosses Gewachs, and then come to the palate juicy and...

The second wine of Château Pichon-Longueville is soft, perfumed and delicious. It's a wine with plenty of juicy fruit, though at this stage the wood is too dominant. The finish shows a hint of spice. ROGER VOSS