Prieur's 1997 Musigny, tasted immediately prior to bottling, displays deep black cherry, violet, and mocha aromas. This broad, refined, well-delineated, and full-bodied wine is replete with over-ripe blackberry and chocolate flavors. This well-wrought, harmonious, and elegant wine appears to expand and gain in strength from the attack all the way through its impressively long and detailed finish. An impressive wine, it should be at its best between 2002-2010+. Under the guidance of Martin Prieur and the assistance of Maison Rodet's highly talented wine-maker, Nadine Gublin, Domaine Jacques Prieur crafted fabulous wines from the 1997 vintage. The estate's yields averaged 28 h/h. None of its wines have a natural potential alcohol below 12.5%, and not a single offering was either chaptalized or acidified, according to Prieur and Gublin. Importers: William Deutsch and Sons, Ltd., Armonk, NY; tel (914) 273-1221; fax (914) 273-1291, and Winesellers Ltd., Skokie, IL; tel (847) 679-0121; fax (847) 679-2017.