This medium-to-dark blue/ruby-colored wine offers an intense nose of violets, sweet cherries, and minerals. On the palate, this succulent, thick, velvety-textured, medium-to-full-bodied, and seductive wine is crammed with candied raspberries, sugar-coated cherries, and stones. Well-focused and pure, it hides its structured character under wave after wave of rich fruit. It should be at its best between 2001 and 2006. Importers: Martine's Wines, Inc., San Rafael, CA; tel (415) 485-1800, and Paterno Imports, Chicago, IL; tel (847) 604-8900.

Rich, smoky green olive aromas lead to black cherry, roasted meat and spice flavors in this dense, impenetrable red. The concentration, tannins and mouthwatering acidity are followed by a sweet fruit finish. Everything is there, give it time. Best from 2005 through 2015.??–BS??Region: France / Burgundy / Chambolle-Musigny Select to Add