Wine

"The 1988 vintage is sort of forgotten. I remember it and I always appreciated the classic, even historical style of the wines, which are balanced ...

"Earthy and decadent. Dark ruby-garnet. Aromas of black olives, berries and meat. Full-bodied, chewy, with lots of tannins and a sweet fruit and ea...

"The Clos René, located in the Pomerol appellation, has belonged to the Garde family for more than a century. Jean-Marie Garde currently runs this ...

"Wonderful Chassagne, extremely closed now, smelling of freshly crushed fruit and balanced with cream, lime and earth flavors." - Wine Spectator

"Brilliant. Magical winemaking, fine terroir and an outstanding vintage combine to make this enormously successful white. Clean, pure, vibrant, wit...

"The 1983 Brane-Cantenac has a wonderful bouquet with exceptionally fine delineation of blackberry, leather, pine needles and graphite, developing ...

"One of the all-time great vintages for this château is the 1989 Lynch-Bages, a striking wine that offers up pure and intense aromas of cassis, pen...

"Chateau Gruaud-Larose is a 2nd Growth (2eme Cru) estate in the 1855 Classification of the Medoc. Classic Cabernet Sauvignon dominant, left-bank Bo...

"This wine is still relatively young, but with extended aeration, the whiff of toasty new oak dissipates nicely to reveal a wine displaying lots of...

 "This wine is smoky in oak and gamy meat, with dense red-fruit flavors and a full-bodied structure on display. Cedar, dried herb and peppercorn ad...

"Stewed-blackberry, pine, black-tea and olive-stone aromas on the nose. It’s medium-to full-bodied with firm, fine-grained tannins. Rich style with...

"Soaring aromatics and beams of tannin give the 2011 Proprietary Red its signature feel. The 2011 is never going to be a huge wine, but it is vivid...

"The 2010 Promontory appears to be a killer wine. It ratchets up the level of concentration, but does not reveal as much of the La Mission Haut-Bri...

"Fabulous aromas of blue fruits and slate. Very perfumed. Full body and polished, velvety yet fine-grained tannins that are lightly austere. Love t...

"Aromas of blackberries, black truffles, burnt orange peel, forest floor and blueberries. Decadent. Full to medium body. The tannins are so tight a...

"Extraordinary aromas of black truffles, blackberries, bark and violets. Essence of blackberries. Then it goes to crushed stones and pine needles. ...

"Heart-stopping from start to finish, here you have a wealth of perfectly ripe, silky fruits that come in non-stop waves and layers. Purity, silkin...

"The 2010 La Conseillante is a tour de force that will rival the 2005, 2000 and 1990 at maturity. Just loaded with notions of blackcurrants, damp e...

"The purity of fruit in this wine really strikes you with black cherries, combined with sage, lavender and rosemary. Extremely aromatic. Full-bodie...

"The 2010 Brunello di Montalcino ushers forth a new stylistic chapter in the wines of Marchesi de' Frescobaldi. Gone are those overt oak notes of c...

"Very attractive aromas of blackberries, dark chocolate and orange peel, as well as fresh herbs. Full-bodied, very rich and layered with lots of be...

"This perfumed Brunello offers enticing scents of pressed violet, rose, talcum powder, wild berry, eucalyptus and a whiff of exotic spice. On the s...

"The 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate shows the racier, more voluptuous side of the vintage. A burst of super-ripe red cherry fruit, spice, mint, tob...

"Engaging, with prominent singed vanilla and mocha flavors leading into a plush, supple core of warmed plum sauce, cassis and black cherry compote....

"A rush of intense blue and black stone fruits, tobacco, smoke, licorice, spices and new leather hits the palate in the 2010 Flaccianello. A wine o...

"The 2006 Langhe Sori San Lorenzo is the most virile of these 2006 Langhes. The wine reveals terrific depth and richness in its dark fruit, smoke, ...

"Purchased by the Gaja family in 1967, the Costa Russi vineyard produces elegant expressions of Nebbiolo with beautifully saturated, sun-drenched f...

"This the greatest Pavillon Rouge ever made. Aromas of flowers, smoke, currants and raspberries follow through to a full body, with super silky tan...

"I am probably shortchanging this sublime wine at 96 Pts. There is a wealth of rich, sweet, fleshy, ripe fruit, soft, silky tannins and an intrigui...

"This is the wine that made Angelo Gaja a household name worldwide. Made according to Barbaresco tradition, the wine reveals itself slowly at first...

"Lotus vineyard is just below Howell Mountain, not high enough to make that AVA. A very steep vineyard, 100% hand farmed, Lotus is by far the warme...

"Berries, such as brambleberries and blueberries, together with black licorice, tar and asphalt. Full-bodied with rich, layered tannins and hints o...

"Dark, plush, intense and concentrated, with a deep core of ripe currant, blackberry, wild berry and cassis. The well-integrated oak has a roasted ...

"The 2006 is performing even better from bottle than it did from barrel. Sloan and McClellan decided to bottle it later than usual, recognizing the...

"Big, powerful, full bodied and intense, the wine offers an intense character, replete with blackberry chocolate, licorice, smoke and fresh, espres...

"Château de Beaucastel is 110 hectares, with one single plot at the north of the appellation. The terroir is archetypal of the best terroirs in Châ...

"Intense gamy, woodsy, black olive aromas with notes of loganberry, sloe, blackberry and a hint of smoke. Powerful and full-bodied, richly textured...