The dark ruby-colored 1997 Clos Vougeot reveals spicy and earthy blackberry scents. This is a big, broad, dense wine, packed with intensely ripe fruit. Tar, licorice, and eucalyptus are intermingled with briary blackberries in this medium to full-bodied, structured, and impressively long-finishing offering. Projected maturity: 2000-2008.
Importer: Martine's Wines, San Raphael, CA; tel. (415) 485-1800.