Bottled hours before my arrival, the 2002 Cotes de Nuits-Villages is dark cherry-scented and sports a thick, dense personality packed with ripe black cherries. Extremely flavorful, this medium-bodied wine reveals wonderfully ripe tannin and a prolonged finish. Drink it over the next 6-7 years.
Importer: Robert Kacher Selections, Washington, DC; tel. (202) 832-9083