The medium-to-dark ruby-colored 1997 Echezeaux offers aromas that suggest sweet black fruits covering a slice of cinnamon and vanilla-dusted French toast. Full-bodied, concentrated, and complex, this is a powerful wine crammed with Chinese black tea, licorice, blackberry jam, stone, earth, and bacon-like flavors. Its admirably long finish boasts copious quantities of sweet tannins drowning in waves of fruit. Anticipated maturity: 2002-2010+. Importer: Kobrand, Inc., New York, NY; (212) 490-9300.