The ruby-colored 1999 Nuits-St.-Georges reveals blackberry and coffee bean aromas. It is foursquare, austere, and firm, yet proposes an appealing mocha and dark fruit-flavored character. This wine is not hard, it is simply tightly wound and backward. Anticipated maturity: 2003-2007.
Importer: Dreyfus Ashby, New York, NY; tel. (212) 818-0770.