The dense purple-colored 2000 Cotes du Rhone-Villages Lirac is bursting with gorgeous black cherry and currant fruit intermixed with hints of smoke and licorice. Pure and ripe, it is a southern Rhone fruit bomb revealing surprising nuances. It is the type of value-priced red that is virtually impossible to find anywhere else in the world. Enjoy it over the next 7-8 years. It is a super bargain.Importer: Alain Junguenet, Wines of France, Mountainside, NJ; tel. (908) 654-6173