This excellent estate in Tavel, run by Jean-Pierre and Pascal Lafond, has fashioned a deep ruby/purple-colored 1994 Cotes du Rhone that is bursting with gobs of black-cherry fruit. Medium to full-bodied, with a silky texture, excellent purity, and admirable depth, this is a soft, expansive, lush Cotes du Rhone to drink over the next 2-3 years. Excellent value Wines of France, Mountainside, NJ; tel. (908) 654-6173; fax (908) 654-3957