The outstanding 2001 Chateauneuf du Pape Confidence Vigneronne possesses an opaque ruby/purple color in addition to a sumptuous bouquet of black raspberries intermixed with creme de cassis, licorice, wood smoke, and pepper. Full-bodied, rich, backward, and unevolved, it boasts abundant extract and richness as well as moderate tannin. Give it 2-3 years of cellaring, and drink it over the following 12-15. Readers should be seeking out the wines of this serious estate as prices do not yet reflect the quality.An Alain Corcia Selection, various American importers, including Charmer Industries, NY; tel. (718) 726-2500, Southern Wine and Spirits, CA; tel. (510) 487-3332; Premier Wines, CA; tel. (510) 237-6284, and Calvert Woodley Wines, Washington, DC; tel. (202) 966-4400