Sweet red cherries burst from the nose of the 2001 Nuits-St.-Georges Les Charmois. Its attack and mid-palate are lush, packed with candied black fruits, and expressive. This wine’s finish is firm and tannic, which kept its score from being higher. Drink it over the next 4 years. Etienne Grivot, the honorable, thoughtful man who runs this estate, characterized 2001 as having “decent ripeness” and being “comparable to 1978, a heterogeneous year of low maturity. Qualitatively, I’d rank it as better or much better than 1998.” Like his colleagues, Grivot mentioned the fact that the red 2001s have long malo-lactic fermentations, with many lasting through September, 2002. Importer: Diageo Chateau and Estate Wines Company, New York, NY; tel. (212) 572-7725