Even better is the 2007 Cotes du Rhone-Villages Tres Vieilles Vignes, which possesses the vintage’s sweet black raspberry and kirsch characteristics as well as medium body, and silky tannins. This wine is a richly fruity, very Provencal wine with abundant fruit and loads of personality and will require consumption over the next 2-3 years. Ebullient Burgundian wine broker, Alain Corcia, who does some of his best work in the Rhone Valley, offers a solid selection of Cotes du Rhones and Chateauneuf du Papes that are both good values and very fine wines. Corcia’s Chateauneuf du Pape cuvees are strong in both 2006 and 2007. These are selections he makes from several well-known estates on the plateau of Chateauneuf du Pape that undergo slightly different blendings and upbringings. All named after family members, they are more similar than dissimilar. An Alain Corcia Selection, various American importers, including Premier Wines, CA; tel. (510) 237-6284, Calvert-Woodley Wines, Washington, DC; tel. (202) 966-4400 and Behind the Cellar Door Imports, PHONE: 248.925.6639 ? FAX: 248.203.6993