"Deep red. Highly fragrant bouquet evokes raspberry, blackberry and exotic peach, with a gentle tobacco quality adding complexity. Juicy dark berry flavors are unencumbered by tannins or rough edges, making this enjoyable already. Finishes bright and sweet, with ex (more...)

"Very bright and racy, with mouthwatering damson plum, crushed cherry, lavender, iron and tobacco notes that race through the well-focused finish. Long and pure, with a lingering spice note. Drink now through 2011. 3,000 cases made." -Wine Spectator

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"The 2006 Papa Luna is a blend of 70% old-vine Garnacha, 25% Syrah, and 5% Monastrell and Mazuelo aged for 5 months in French and American oak. Dark ruby/purple-colored, it offers up an attractive nose of cedar, spice, vanilla, earth, cherry, and blueberry. This le (more...)

"The impeccably pure, rich, complex, full-bodied 2006 La Reserve is a deeper, fuller effort revealing an opaque purple color, superb concentration, a multidimensional, textured mouthfeel, and an impressive finish. Black fruits, graphite, and a hint of toasty oak do (more...)

"The 2003 Sideral, a blend of 84% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot. 4% Syrah, and 2% Sangiovese, is purple-colored with aromas of toasty black currants, cedar, and spice box. This is followed by a smoothly textured wine with ripe red and black fruits, spicy flavors, (more...)

"The estate's top bottling the 2001 Brunello di Montalcino 123 is made in a similarly large-scaled, super-ripe style. It presents generous amounts of sweet fruit, chocolate and toasted oak sensations with outstanding concentration and length on the palate. Though n (more...)

"Bright medium red. A complex bouquet displays redcurrant, raspberry, musky herbs and fresh flowers. Precise red fruit flavors are supported by tangy minerality and sweetened by a gentle cola quality. There's an intriguing pinot-like focus and delicacy to this wine (more...)

"Built on a solid base of black currant and cherry flavors, this 100 percent tinto fino slowly expands its flavor profile to a spicier tone, while the tannins remain firm. For roast baby lamb." -90 Points - Wine & Spirits Magazine

"The 2006 Nestri is a gorgeous, mid-weight wine endowed with freshly cut flowers, minerals, sweet spices and super ripe dark fruit. The wine possesses outstanding harmony in a style that is more about the whole, rather than the sum of its parts. Some wild, animal n (more...)

"The 2005 Altitude is a spectacular and ripe wine that boasts a ripe red fruit elegance and a nice, rounded finish. What most excites me about this wine is that the body is medium to full and not only does it work well with many big meals, but this is the kind of w (more...)

"Slightly better than the 2004, the 2005 retains the same style, but possesses better acidity, a deeper color, and a fleshier, richer mouthfeel. Havens co-ferments the Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon (which can't be easy) for the Black and Blue Proprietary Red Wine, a (more...)

"Pretty yellow color with golden highlights. Intense, complex aromas of rose petal, lichee, grapefruit, ginger, candied orange peel and nutmeg. Plenty more tropical fruit flavors on the palate, with banana, grapefruit and mango sticking out. Finishes with a lingeri (more...)

"From one of California's coolest appellations, this Syrah is inky dark and fairly acidic. It's tannic, but the tannins are rich and fine and drinkable now. The wealth of flavors include blackberries, mocha, the sweet, caramelly vanilla of oak, and peppery spices (more...)

"Fashioned from a blend similar to the 2004, the brilliant, fuller-bodied 2005 Bourriquot displays classic notes of menthol, mint, black currants, blueberries, and raspberries, terrific fruit on the attack, a medium to full-bodied mouthfeel, silky tannin, and a lon (more...)

"We just can't get enough wine from this fabulous house! The level of quality for this house keeps getting raised every vintage. This shows fantastic earthy undertones of chalk, mineral and a little bit of leather, along with vibrant plum, blueberry, black cherry, (more...)

"Wonderful aromas of crushed cherries, nutmeg and cinnamon. Full-bodied, with silky tannins and a caressing, friendly finish. A cuddly red here. Best after 2005. 1,665 cases made."

"The 1999 Brunello di Montalcino Pietranera is from a part of the appellati (more...)

"We just looked at each other and we knew! Ian Dorin and I were in Bordeaux earlier this year and stumbled on a wine that rocked our socks, came from one of the great vintages of all time, had some age to it so it drank like silk and was under $20! We knew we just (more...)

"This may be the ultimate French collaboration. Possibly the best winemaker in Bordeaux (Stephan Derenoncourt) pairing with the owner of possibly the best restaurant in France (L'Ami Louis). This newly revamped winery is turning out excellent wine in only it's firs (more...)

"The 2001 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva from Tenuta Oliveto is a big, brooding wine loaded with tar, scorched earth, smoke, menthol, dark fruit and generous toasted oak. This medium-bodied effort offers outstanding length although it could use a little more polish (more...)

"Garnet hue. Quite compact aromas of red cherry and forest floor. Sweet, fresh and pretty flavors of strawberry and raspberry are as approachable as a serious Pinot can be. Tingly finish."