Wine

"Heitz Cellars 2009 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon is rich and lush with a striking garnet hue. The wine is immediately captivating with its delici...

"The mighty Insignia shows a vibrancy of purpose and craft in this, its 40th vintage, combining 88% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Petit Verdot, 3% Merlot,...

"The purity of fruit is fantastic with blackberries, blackcurrants, blueberries and hints of walnut shell. Full-bodied, tight and very focused. Che...

"It took decades to come around, but today, the wine is a pleasure and a thrill to taste. Elegant, classic, full-bodied, vibrant, and concentrated,...

"Rich, intense, full-bodied, concentrated, spicy, sweet, fresh, vibrant layers of kirsch, black pepper, licorice, herbs and meaty nuances, as well ...

"Dark ruby red. Blackberry, with lots of fresh herb and meat character. Full-bodied, with velvety tannins and loads of fresh fruit and tarragon. Di...

" A wine with an endless finish that is tension-driven, with fine tannins and an energetic acidity. Medium to full body with ultra-fine tannins. Bl...

"Good bright, full red. Crushed berries, stony minerality and a menthol topnote on the nose. Creamy, sweet and full on entry, then extremely backwa...

"This shows wonderful finesse. Brick red in color, with a garnet edge. Lovely perfumed aromas of blackberry and chocolate, with a hint of raisin. M...

“The 2001 Vosne-Romanée du Château was one of the first releases from Comte du Liger-Belair under Louis-Michel. It has a faded, russet hue in the g...

"The 2013 Matriarch, which may well be the finest Matriarch made to date, could easily stand on its own as a single-vineyard offering. Made from th...

"Has great balance; a wine with everything going for it. Dark-ruby in color, with an elegant, earthy black cherry nose; full-bodied, with rich cher...

 "Massive, dense, powerful, concentrated, full-bodied and loaded with as much, inky, black and blue fruits as possible, the wine stains your teeth ...

"The 2001 Mouton-Rothschild contains 20% vin de presse and 12.6° alcohol. It has a vibrant, captivating bouquet that explodes from the glass with p...

"Well made and classic, a wine that combines potency of fruit and firm tannins with a graceful harmony that makes it easy to drink tonight. Oak add...

"The 2000 Barolo Carobric is an exotic, full-bodied wine loaded with scorched earth, licorice, tar and smoke, all of which add considerable nuance ...

"The 2000 Barolo Ginestra Casa Mate is one of the most backward wines of the year. Layers of dark plums, cherries and menthol flow from this vibran...

"A modern Penfolds classic that is at once both sophisticated and hedonistic. Dense crimson red in the glass. On the nose, rich, saturated, Christm...

"A contender for the wine of the vintage, the wine shows off its blackberry, dark cherry and blue fruit profile effortlessly. Lush, silky, opulent ...

"A wine with an endless finish that is tension-driven, with fine tannins and an energetic acidity. Medium to full body with ultra-fine tannins. Bla...

"Blackberry, chocolate, walnut, hazelnut, graphite, and light tar. Then goes to seaweed and umami. Cassis. Full-bodied, but so agile and featherlig...

"Soft contours and silky fruit give the 2009 Montrachet much of its undeniable appeal. The 2009 has always been radiant, alluring and arrestingly b...

"The Montrachet was picked on 6 September at a respectable 37.1hl/ha. Lucid in colour, perhaps a little deeper than expected, it has a multi-facete...

"Bienvenues is generally less powerful than Bâtard at Leflaive, and that's certainly the case here. But what this impressive grand cru lacks in ter...

"1996 is particularly successful for Batard-Montrachet. Leflaive's explodes from the glass with highly-expressive mineral, hazelnut and toasty oak ...

"Medium-full color. Now just about mature. Fullish, slightly four square nose. This softened up quickly. Fragrant, relaxed, poised and elegant. On ...

"40 ares, planted 1947. 15 percent of the stems retained. A few days natural cold-soaking. 33-40 percent new wood. Bottled after 16-18 months. Full...

"Leroy's top Vosne Premier Cru offering, the dark-colored Vosne-Romanee Les Beaux Monts (350 cases) exhibits invitingly spicy, deep red and black f...

"Deep ruby colour. Rich opulent nose with notes of cooked meat and black coffee. Very powerful palate with wonderful definition. Backward compared ...

"The nose initially reveals considerable stem influence but after 45 minutes of airing, the spice and dark fruit elements began to assert themselve...

"The once explosive black fruit nose has now begun to evolve and while still showing obvious class and breed, also displays the front edge of matur...

"Three late-released bottles of the 1975 Lafite Rothschild were drinking beautifully, soaring from the glass with scents of sweet red berries, camp...

"Made in the Opus style, which is graceful, limpid and elegant, but with hidden depths of authority and power. The blackberry, cherry and oak flavo...

"An elegant, fine and pure nose offers up the classic dried rose petal and mineral-infused aromatic profile gives way to wonderfully transparent an...

"There are 30,000 cases of this well-known Tuscan proprietary red made from a blend of 80% Sangiovese, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 5% Cabernet Fran...

"The nose is practically humming, hovering close to perfection, the burnished Tuscan sun on full display. This is the most perfect level of ripenes...

"Clearly stronger and richer in color than the 2002, with a wonderful nose, you feel the older Cabernet coming through on this now, merging togethe...