Aromatically revealing fresh herbs and Asian spices intermingled with minerals, the medium-to-dark ruby-colored Chassagne-Montrachet La Maltroie offers excellent concentration of brambleberries and blackberries, a medium-bodied and silky-textured personality, and loads of supple tannins. This well-crafted wine is delicious to drink yet will easily hold through 2002.
Importers: Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant, Berkeley, CA; tel (510) 524-1524, Domaines et Saveurs Collection, Jeanne-Marie de Champs, French Fax: 33-3-80-22-58-25, and in Massachusetts: Classic Wine Imports, Boston, MA; tel (617) 731-6644.